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About the Book

Most "art and science" books focus on the science of perspective or the psychology of perception. Hidden Harmony does not. Instead, the book addresses the surprising common ground between physics and art from a novel and personal perspective. Viewing the two disciplines as creative processes, J. R. Leibowitz supplements existing and original research with illustrations to demonstrate that physics and art share guiding aesthetics and compositional demands and to show how each speaks meaningfully to the other. Leibowitz widens our experience and understanding of both domains by exploring how concepts such as balance and re-balance, coherence and unity, and symmetry and "broken" symmetry affect and are affected by artistic vision and scientific principle. He reveals shared themes and understandings in each field and adroitly illustrates the parallels between the dabs of color and layers of images in a work of art and the particles of matter and packets of energy that compose the observable, physical world. Featuring examples of art images and complementary examples of physics concepts, this contemplative work helps us see art and physics as artists and physicists do.

Table of Contents:
Preface 1. The Mind's Eye as Interpreter 2. What Is Saved and Why 3. What Is Broken and How 4. The Balacen of Shapes 5. Some Visual Elements in Art 6. Searching for Light 7. Einstein's Relativity and the Escape from Relativism 8. Form in Impressionism and Postimpressionism 9. Cubism and the Expanding Horizon 10. The Growing Circle of Understanding Notes Index

About the Author :
J. R. Leibowitz is an emeritus professor of physics and former chairman of the art department at the Catholic University of America. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society.

Review :
The first thing I noticed when I picked up Hidden Harmony was its excellent production quality and aesthetics... The next thing that attracted me to the book was Leibowitz's impeccable taste... He writes extremely well, conveying his convictions in an erudite manner totally devoid of snobbery. -- Eric J. Heller Physics Today An original perspective on the relation between physics and art. -- Sebastian de Haro and Thomas van Lier Found Physics The author's comments on art are as stimulating as his exposition of physical theories is clear. -- Alan Williams The Art Book This is a thoroughly thought-provoking, accessible read, which not only provides some interesting views on art but gives some very nice insights into the concepts underlying physics. -- Barry Kent Observatory Magazine This material undoubtedly resulted in an excellent classroom experience and if one were contemplating offering such an interdisciplinary course it might be a useful resource. -- Ralph Davis American Journal of Physics


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780801888663
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 160
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 522 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0801888662
  • Publisher Date: 24 Sep 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 01
  • Sub Title: The Connected Worlds of Physics and Art
  • Width: 178 mm


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