Title
Visual impact : culture and the meaning of images / Terence Wright.
Edition
English ed.
ISBN
9781859734735 (pbk.)
1859734731 (pbk.)
9781859734681
1859734685
Publication Details
Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2008.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 193 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
GN347 .W75 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
306
Summary
"Drawing on a wide range of examples - from painting and drawing to film, photography and the Web - Visual Impact analyses the theory and practice of visual representation. Pictures and images provide a cognitive context through which people can explore and understand their world. They frame and shape daily life. By considering the techniques and systems that inform visual displays, the author examines how cultural values and traditions shape particular visual styles." "Drawing on the growing field of visual anthropology, Visual Impact sets image making in an historical and global context, and uses it as a window for exploring the human condition at a deeper level. Anyone interested in the cultural role of art, film and the internet will find this book an exciting and stimulating read."--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Perception and representation
Perceiving images
Cultural representation
News media and pictorial tradition
The representation of refugees
Collateral coverage
'To boldly go' : digital media and interactive narratives
Theory into practice : the interactive village.
