Almost thirty years ago, W. J. T. Mitchell's Iconology helped
launch the interdisciplinary study of visual media, now a central
feature of the humanities. Along with his subsequent Picture Theory
and What Do Pictures Want?, Mitchell's now-classic work introduced
such ideas as the pictorial turn, the image/picture distinction,
the metapicture, and the biopicture. These key concepts imply an
approach to images as true objects of investigation--”an "image
science." Continuing with this influential line of thought, Image
Science gathers Mitchell's most recent essays on media aesthetics,
visual culture, and artistic symbolism. The chapters delve into
such topics as the physics and biology of images, digital
photography and realism, architecture and new media, and the
occupation of space in contemporary popular uprisings. The book
looks both backward at the emergence of iconology as a field and
forward toward what might be possible if image science can indeed
approach pictures the same way that empirical sciences approach
natural phenomena. Essential for those involved with any aspect of
visual media, Image Science is a brilliant call for a method of
studying images that overcomes the "two-culture split" between the
natural and human sciences.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2018 |
| Authors: |
W.J.T. Mitchell
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-56584-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-226-56584-X |
| Barcode: |
9780226565842 |
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