Visual impact : culture and the meaning of images / Terence Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Terence, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Visual anthropology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 193 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

English edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2008.

Summary:

From the office to domestic interior to shops, images surround us in modern life. The internet has increased this visual onslaught exponentially. Is there a systematic order to this seemingly endless array of pictures and depictions? Looking at picture-making traditions around the world, the author demonstrates how schemes of depiction are ordered throughout all ages and across all cultures.

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-185) and index.

ISBN:

9781859734681

1859734685

9781859734735

1859734731

OCLC:

257555031