The Art and Science of Depiction -- Frédo Durand

Limitations of the Medium:
Compensation and accentuation

The Viewpoint is Unique
The Picture is Finite, it has a Frame

Monday, March 19. 2001

 

Overview
The Viewpoint is Unique. The Picture is Finite, it has a Frame

Slides of the lecture

PDF (1 per page)

PDF (2 per page)

PDF (6 per page)

PDF (6 per page, black and white with white background, better for printing)

Assignments for Monday April 2

Reading
A choice of 2 texts will be distributed on Wednesday.
2 first chapters of Solso's Cognition and the Visual Arts

Choose the essay subject
Picture comment or exploratory subject

Illustrative images
MFA "treasure hunt"

 

Further Reading
The Perception of Pictures, edited by M. Hagen
Art and Representation,
John Willats
Psychology and the Visual Arts,
Rudolf Arnheim

 

Related links
QuickTime VR
Panorama Tools