The Handbook of Gestalt-Theoretic Psychology of Art synthesizes contemporary research in the psychology of perception, cognition, language and hearing to reassess the Gestalt approach to studying the arts.
Since Rudolf Arnheim’s death in 2007, the field has seen a resurgence, with scientists revisiting and reinventing previously articulated points of view. For the first time, this new work is gathered in a single comprehensive resource. Beginning with a history of the field, the book considers meta-theoretic issues before discussing the various senses. It explores topics including aesthetics, space, poetry, literature, music, and film, bringing together leading researchers from across the discipline.
It will be an essential read for all students and researchers of the psychology of art, the psychology of perception, or Gestalt Theory.
Edited by:
Walter Coppola
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 1.040kg
ISBN: 9781032694450
ISBN 10: 1032694459
Series: Studies and Research in the Psychology of Art
Pages: 462
Publication Date: 15 June 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Preface 2. Gestalt Theory and Art, from Wolfgang Köhler, to Rudolf Arnheim, to Today 3. Berlin, New York, Trieste – Laboratories of the Arts 4. History of Intersensoriality and Art 5. History of Gestalt Psychology and Language 6. History of Gestalt Psychology and Music 7. Art, Phenomenology and Gestalt Theory 8. Gestalt Psychology, Aesthetics and Neuroscience 9. Tertiary-expressive Qualities for Design 10. Dynamics and Expression in Visual Perception and Art: Emotions as Relational Structures 11. Gestalt Perceptual Grouping and Crossmodal Art 12. Picture Perception 13. Pictures and Color 14. Spatial Cognition and the Arts 15. Poetry and Metaphor 16. Gestalt Psychology and (Literary) Narratives 17. Musical Consonance and Dissonance: A View from the Gestalt 18. Psychology of Music – Timbre 19. Gestalt Psychology and Film 20. Gestalt Theory, Creativity and Problem Solving in Art 21. Gestalt, Arnheim and Child Art Graphics 22. Perceptual Organization and Optical-Kinetic Art: Unraveling the Links between “Gruppo N” and the School of Psychology of Perception at the University of Padua
Walter Coppola psychologist, PhD in Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience, member of the Psychoacoustics and Music Psychology Laboratory team at the Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy.
