This course takes you through the history of thought, art, experiments, and models that have explored the visual system, from seminal physiological studies and inspiring artworks to present day theories and controversies that exist in the vision community. The course is centered around an exploration of diverse journal articles, chosen to be representative of particularly notable epochs in the progression of our understanding from different aspects of seeing, perceiving, and the way our brain represents them. There is a lecture component, and then in the vision lab and discussion sessions, students are encouraged to explore the ideas put forth in the articles suggested, as a sort of curated journal club and lab exploration. Students also replicate and modify a selection of the models and appealing visual phenomena.