Rudolf Arnheim: An Elegant Artistic Gestalt

Rudolf Arnheim created an influential new psychology of art by applying the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization to generate deeper understanding of great artistic works. He wrote widely used books on the psychology of art and taught for many years at major institutions of higher learning,...

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Published in:Psychology of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts creativity, and the arts, 2007-02, Vol.1 (1), p.6-7
Main Author: Wertheimer, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Gestalt Psychology
Human
Male
Perception
Psychologists
Psychology
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Summary:Rudolf Arnheim created an influential new psychology of art by applying the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization to generate deeper understanding of great artistic works. He wrote widely used books on the psychology of art and taught for many years at major institutions of higher learning, and could be considered the founder of the discipline to which this journal is devoted.
ISSN:1931-3896
1931-390X
DOI:10.1037/1931-3896.1.1.6