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Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles?

On the Modern Origins of Pictorial Complexity

Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles?
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Elkins argues that the intricate meanings that are assigned to pictures are less a matter of insight than a symptom of our culture - a kind of excessive desire for understanding and a demand for clear solutions.
Taylor & Francis; March 1999
320 pages; ISBN 9780203011652
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