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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0262039583
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0262039581
• Author:   Roberto Casati (Author), Patrick Cavanagh (Author)

In The Visual World of Shadows, Roberto Casati and Patrick Cavanagh examine how the perception of shadows, as studied by vision scientists and visual artists, reveals the inner workings of the visual system. Shadows are at once a massive problem for vision—which must distinguish them from objects or material features of objects—and a resource, signaling the presence, location, shape, and size of objects.

Table contents:

1: Information in Shadows 

2: Secondary Aspects of Information in Shadows

3: The Visual System 

4: The Shadow Mission 

5: Shadow Ownership

6: Labeling Shadows 

7: The Shadow Concept 

8: Illumination

9: Shadows, Reflections, and Transparency

10: The Art of the Shadow

11: Shadows in Art: A Methodological Appendix 

12: Conclusions