I'd love to take a class on this subject, but it's not the 'how to look at a painting' book that I imagine must exist somewhere. ?áAnd so I did not read every word of this and cannot honestly rate it.

This is an explanation of how the understanding of luminescence (as entirely distinct from color vision). of?áthe fact that we're colorblind at night, and of other biological aspects of our optical system and the 'tricks' that can be played on us, enable talented artists to create works that seem to have real depth, or to be jittery?áor to move,?áor to otherwise show a reality beyond the ordinary.

Unfortunately, seeing the pix reproduced in a book, even in this oversize volume, just does not give the experience necessary for the viewer to actually appreciate the effects created by the artist. ?áAnd there were some 'tricks' I couldn't see at all with my aging eyes.

Tough sledding at times, without a background in several sciences, but illustrations are of great assistance.
VISUALLY STUNNING ( )