PERSPECTIVEPERSPECTIVE
Perspective – the illusion Perspective – the illusion that an image has depth that an image has depth and 3-dimensional space and 3-dimensional space
(volume)(volume)
TRICKS/TECHNIQUES
OVERLAPPING (ORDER)
RELATIVE (diminishing) SIZES
VERTICAL PLACEMENT
ATMOSPHERIC
LIGHT
LINEAR (ONE OR TWO POINT)
VERTICAL PLACEMENT & OVERLAPPING
INTERPRETED AS 3 RECTANGLES
NOT
RELATIVE SIZE
SASSETTAThe Meeting of St. Anthony and St. Paulabout 1440Wood
TRICKS/TECHNIQUES
OVERLAPPING (ORDER)
RELATIVE (diminishing) SIZES
VERTICAL PLACEMENT
ATMOSPHERIC
LIGHT
LINEAR (ONE OR TWO POINT)
Atmospheric
Imitation of atmospheric effects:
hues more bluish & more pale
outlines less precise
small details lost
color contrasts muted
sfumato (“vaporous”) gradual transition
David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), 1971
astronauts got disoriented on the moon because of . . .
the lack of atmospheric perspective.
TRICKS/TECHNIQUES
OVERLAPPING (ORDER)
RELATIVE (diminishing) SIZES
VERTICAL PLACEMENT
ATMOSPHERIC
LIGHT
LINEAR (ONE OR TWO POINT)
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
One point; central
Vanishing point
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), The Campo di Rialtoc. 1758-63 Oil on canvas, 46 7/16 x 72 1/2 in
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), The Campo di Rialtoc. 1758-63 Oil on canvas, 46 7/16 x 72 1/2 in
Vanishing points at horizon
picture frame
After 600 years of perspectivist tricks, a
return to the flat surface in the 20th Century . . .
Frank Stella, Wolfeboro II, 1966
Frank Stella, Wolfeboro II, 1966
a hint of perspective . . .
Gustav KlimtPortrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I1907138 x 138 cm
The dawn of perspective
Cimabue, Madonna
Enthroned, 1280-90
TEXTBOOK p. 185
NO PERSPECTIVE
flat pictorial space similar to Ancient & Byzantine works
GIOTTOMadonna in Glory
c. 1311Tempera on panel128 x 90 1/2 in.
suggestions of PERSPECTIVE in a GOTHIC ERA work; PERSPECTIVE is a major development of the RENAISSANCE
(key words in BOLD)
. . . in music?
Yes!
Can you tell the difference between a loud sound far away and soft sound nearby?
Psycho-acoustic effects of near and far (reverb, TDOA, spectral roll-off, timbre, etc.)
- used in film music, electronic music, and some orchestral music, particularly MAHLER
In retrospect . . .
• notice perspective, lack of perspective, and suggestions of perspective in 2-D work