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We have a preference for certain aesthetic patterns. In decorations we enjoy symmetry because regular repeated patterns do not distract us with irregular interruptions in the pattern. The reverse is true for paintings or sculpture. In a painting or sculpture … Continued
The appearance of submerged subjects vs. subjects resting on or above water has long beguiled artists. Leonardo Da Vinci was the first to successfully evince the illusion of translucence. Previous artists had tried but their efforts appear unpersuasive to modern … Continued
As neurobiologist, Margaret Livingston observed Claude Monet built his wondrously luminous paintings from the principle of equiluminance. In his early and famous “Impression Sunrise” painting (example 1) we see the blue grays are the same value or brightness as the … Continued