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ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: "The phrase 'lavishly illustrated' is bandied around too freely, but here it is more than justified. Ms. Gamwell and her picture editor have come up with a combination of classic works of art along with ones a bit more off the beaten track that makes up for a very appealing mixture. . . . A book that would be an ideal present for anyone whose interests traverse the arts and sciences."--Tom Cobbe, The Art Newspaper "Exploring the Invisible is not just a coherent history of two centuries of scientific discoveries of the invisible world (although maybe visible through microscope or telescope). It is also a history of ideas expressed either through philosophy or articulated by artists. . . . [After reading it] the scope of one's imagination has taken a sudden leap, able to embrace the plethora of structures in the natural and cosmic worlds because a coherent picture has been painted, theories of science made understandable and integrated into an artistic search for the reality of a beautiful and ordered universe."--Patricia Railing, The Art Book "This sumptuously illustrated book can rightly claim to be the definitive introduction to the territory between science and art, in particular visual art. The author . . . may well be [the] world's most qualified guide to that territory. . . . Skeptics should not be spooked by the word spiritual. Gamwell uses it to mean a mystic's engagement with the unknown or ineffable."--Austin Dacey, Skeptical Inquirer ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENTS: "Modern science since Darwin and Einstein has revolutionized our understanding of mind and cosmos, presenting a world as strange and paradoxical as it is wonderful, and challenging deeply held beliefs and values. That visual artists would be influenced by this still-continuing transformation is not surprising. Lynn Gamwell traces this response through the twists and turns of modern and postmodern art and aesthetics, providing fresh and interesting interpretations, and a treasury of visual images, to stimulate the thinking of both scientist and artist."--Torsten N. Wiesel, neuroscientist and Nobel Laureate "This pathbreaking study is daring, innovative, and above all, clearly written. I suspect it will be the one book students will be able to consult in order to correlate what are usually considered the almost antagonistic fields of science and art; and I suspect, too, that thanks to its amazingly readable, lucid style, it will find its way into the libraries of post-collegiate readers. Nobody before has dared to tackle this huge topic. Art historians don't know enough about science; scientists don't know enough about art. Miraculously, probably uniquely, Lynn Gamwell seems equally at home in both areas."--Robert Rosenblum, New York University "Exploring the Invisible is very stimulating and accessible to the nonexpert (in science or art). As a scientist, I found it enjoyable and highly informative. It provides many new and exciting insights. Dr. Gamwell receives my admiration for this fine connection between art and science."--Arthur Greenberg, University of New Hampshire File created: 11/5/2009 | |
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