Perception for Artists

Ways of Seeing -- John Berger Allows a person of any artistic background to develop views on art's interaction with society as a whole, the individual, and with art itself. Issues discused include art as reproduction and gender relationships. A must read for anyone who believes that visual language cannot be recreated in verbal language.

On Photography -- Susan Sonntag An essential introduction to the importance of photography. The ONE book to read, not because you will be better photographers but, because you will be better equipped to see and understand how photographic images have influenced our culture and our self- images.

Art & Physics : Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light Leonard Shlain Art interprets the visible world, while physics charts its unseen workings--making the two realms seem completely opposed. But in Art & Physics, Shlain tracks their breakthroughs side by side throughout history to reveal an astonishing correlation of visions. He explores art's strange clairvoyance by invoking evolutionary theory, split-brain research, philosophy and mythology. Photos and illustrations.

The Art of Electronics Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill This is an all-around great book and reference tool for electronics. Being an extremely detailed book, it's not one that I would recommend for beginners, but it is still quite comprehensive

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N.C. Wyeth : A Biography -- N.C. Wyeth's wondrous paintings of The Last of the Mohicans, Robinson Crusoe, and Treasure Island have given visual form to these stories for generations of readers. Wyeth's extraordinary pictures still carry all the power they had in their heyday. And communal, millennial-bound nostalgia for the first half of the 20th century gives the paintings, if possible, an even more sentimental glow. This meticulous, encompassing study of the tempestuous, difficult, brilliant illustrator also delves into the entire clan of famous Wyeth artists, including Andrew (who was offered a bribe to delay his marriage), and Peter Hurd (who married Andrew's sister Henriette then escaped with her to New Mexico).

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Art and Technology Through the Ages (Ideas That Changed the World) Electronic Culture : Technology & Visual Representation. The Art of Faux : The Complete Sourcebook of Decorative Painted Finishes Aimed at professionals and dedicated amateurs.

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Art and Visual Perception : A Psychology of the Creative Eye	Art in Theory 1815-1900 : An Anthology of Changing Ideas
The Painted Word by Tom Wolfe This book makes a scathing review of the art world of the 20th century, and in the process takes you on an amazing romp through what Wolf calls the "boho dance"-- the codependence of the bourgeois, establishment culture of collectors and the bohemian avant-garde.	Blimey! : From Bohemia to Britpop : The London Artworld from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst

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Darwin Among the Machines : The Evolution of Global Intelligence
Taking its title from an essay written by Samuel Butler in 1863, Dyson's story blends the antiquarian thinking of Thomas Hobbes, Erasmus Darwin, and Gottfried Leibniz with modern research on neural networks and artificial intelligence. Dyson's perspective is unique and his style is deft, ensuring the readability of Darwin among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligence.

Postmodern Currents : Art and Artists in the Age of Electronic Media
Written by a well-known multimedia artist, this cross-disciplinary survey examines the impact of today's high-level computer and video technologies upon contemporary art. KEY TOPICS: It draws connections between the production, dissemination, value and creation of art&emdash;past and present&emdash;serving as a frame-of-reference for the future. The Second Edition reflects the major issues and developments that have taken place in the visual field during the last ten years.