The Necessity of Time in the Perception of Three Dimensions: A Preliminary Inquiry

Year: 2006 Authors: Michael Mahan

Core claim

Time is essential to complete perception of three dimensions, and the paper extends this analogy toward the perception of time itself.

Topics

3-D perception, point of view, time and motion, visual illusion, representation

Domains

geometry, dimensional analogy, perspective projection, modern art, Cubism, computer modeling, visual representation

Methods

epistemological essay, analogical reasoning, art-historical comparison

Media

computer models, photographs, paintings, trompe l’oeil

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