Ernst Gombrich and the concept of “ill-defined area”: perception and filling-in

This essay analyses the concept of ‘ill-defined area’ that Ernst Gombrich (1909–2001) coined in Art & Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation (1960). Gombrich’s insights, seen in light of recent advances in the fields of experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience,...

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Main Author: Fabio Tononi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/tononi.pdf