Visual Perception and Artistic Judgment Conrad Fiedler's Visibility

• Published in: The Meaning of Modern Architecture pp. 65 - 76
• Main Author: Morgenthaler, Hans Rudolf
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2015; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Art styles: c 1960; History of architecture; Psychological theory & schools of thought; Theory of architecture; Theory of art; Artistic Judgment; Julius Posener; Geistige Gebilde; Straight Edges; Wölin; Deutsche Bauzeitung; Le Corbusier; 18th Century Architect; Fiedler's Theory; Romanesque Architects; Tugendhat House; Wittgenstein House; Follow; Dutch Group Portrait; Paul Westheim; Romanesque Architecture; Exterior Lead; Fischer Von Erlach; Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye; Barcelona Pavilion; Villa Savoye; Clever Design Solutions; Romanesque
• ISBN: 9781138572348; 9781472453013; 1138572349; 1472453018
• DOI: 10.4324/9781315555669-6

Conrad Fiedler (1841-1895) was born into a wealthy family. He studied law and practiced for a while. He began traveling (France, England, and the Mediterranean) and became interested in literature and music. In the winter of 1866/67, he met the painter Hans von Marées and with this friendship, in which other artists would eventually join, began his work in artistic theory. He wrote his most important works between 1870 and 1890. He was instrumental in identifying the human mental and intellectual abilities necessary for a viewer to make decisions about forms and their meaning. Most of his publications focused on artistic activity, artistic quality, and artistic judgment.