Perspectives on Perspective

Year: 2009 Authors: Sarah C. Melville; Duncan J. Melville

Core claim

Representational conventions such as the Egyptian canon and Alberti’s perspective encode cultural values and can be taught through hands-on reconstruction exercises.

Topics

representation of space, cultural conventions, hands-on workshop, image construction

Domains

geometry, proportion, perspective, art history, drawing, visual culture, Renaissance art

Methods

comparative analysis, classroom workshop, student exercises, image reconstruction

Media

photographs, digital or Polaroid photos, grid diagrams, drawings

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