Arnheim） 滕守尧 [美]鲁道夫·阿恩海姆（Rudolf

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Rudolf Arnheim (1904-2007), a pioneering German-American psychologist and art theorist, profoundly shaped the understanding of visual perception in the arts through his interdisciplinary approach blending psychology, philosophy, and aesthetics. Born in Berlin, he earned a PhD in psychology from the University of Berlin before fleeing Nazi persecution in 1935, eventually settling in the United States where he taught at Harvard and Sarah Lawrence College. Arnheim's work emphasized the cognitive processes underlying visual experience, arguing that perception is not merely passive but an active, gestalt-driven interpretation of the world. His seminal book, Art and Visual Perception (1954), revolutionized art education by demonstrating how principles of perception inform artistic creation and appreciation, influencing generations of artists, educators, and scholars worldwide.