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

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