Leibowitz, J. R. 1929-

Hidden harmony : the connected worlds of physics and art / J.R. Leibowitz. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. - xi, 148 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-142) and index.

The mind's eye as interpreter -- What is saved and why -- What is broken and how -- The balance of shapes -- Some visual elements in art -- Searching for light -- Einstein's relativity and the escape from relativism -- Form in impressionism and postimpressionism -- Cubism and the expanding horizon -- The growing circle of understanding.

9780801888663 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0801888662 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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Art--Philosophy.
Physics--Influence.
Science in art.
Art and science.

N70 / .L454 2008

701.05 / LJH