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If you and I were to go back to the earliest purposeful distortions of linear perspective we would look at ancient Greece and the construction of the Parthenon. The designers knew that the building could appear longer if the viewer … Continued
Landscape artists of the 17th century fell under the spell of the mysteries offered through directed sunlight and shadow. The painting surface became a platform for theatrical stage lighting. It would influence later stage sets and their illumination just as … Continued
On personal trips to Rome I discovered ornate and enormous mosaic floors. In Palestrina you walk over windows revealing intricate Roman mosaics below. These were the floors of vast villas or grand bathhouses. On a more intimate scale Romans created … Continued
How we look at the world has driven the range of responses to how we paint it. A hierarchical culture will generate art reflecting those values. Impressionists rebelled against the rigid formula of careful edge delineation of the style of … Continued
Artists of the 18th century toyed with the imaginative uses of linear perspective. From Piranesi to Canaletto to Hogarth, artists built believable architectural spaces testing the limits of linear perspective. For example, Piranesi described domes, cylindrical buildings and complex fantasy … Continued
We find meaning in all sounds, smells, touches and sights through pattern recognition. We anticipate, look for and find patterns. Sunlight has provided our visual system with required illumination. It has been the source for our color perception for most … Continued