PERSPECTIVE

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PERSPECTIVE
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Perspective the illusion that an image has
depth and 3-dimensional space (volume)
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TRICKS/TECHNIQUES
OVERLAPPING (ORDER) RELATIVE (diminishing)
SIZES VERTICAL PLACEMENT ATMOSPHERIC LIGHT LINEAR
(ONE OR TWO POINT)
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VERTICAL PLACEMENT OVERLAPPING
INTERPRETED AS 3 RECTANGLES
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NOT
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RELATIVE SIZE
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SASSETTAThe Meeting of St. Anthony and St.
Paulabout 1440Wood
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TRICKS/TECHNIQUES
OVERLAPPING (ORDER) RELATIVE (diminishing)
SIZES VERTICAL PLACEMENT ATMOSPHERIC LIGHT LINEAR
(ONE OR TWO POINT)
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Atmospheric
Imitation of atmospheric effects hues more
bluish more pale outlines less precise small
details lost color contrasts muted sfumato
(vaporous) gradual transition
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David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with
Two Figures), 1971
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astronauts got disoriented on the moon because of
. . .
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the lack of atmospheric perspective.
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TRICKS/TECHNIQUES
OVERLAPPING (ORDER) RELATIVE (diminishing)
SIZES VERTICAL PLACEMENT ATMOSPHERIC LIGHT LINEAR
(ONE OR TWO POINT)
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LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
Vanishing point
One point central
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Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), The Campo di
Rialtoc. 1758-63 Oil on canvas, 46 7/16 x 72 1/2
in
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Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), The Campo di
Rialtoc. 1758-63 Oil on canvas, 46 7/16 x 72 1/2
in
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Vanishing points at horizon
picture frame
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After 600 years of perspectivist tricks, a return
to the flat surface in the 20th Century . . .
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Frank Stella, Wolfeboro II, 1966
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Frank Stella, Wolfeboro II, 1966
a hint of perspective . . .
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Gustav KlimtPortrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
I1907138 x 138 cm
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The dawn of perspective
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Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned, 1280-90
NO PERSPECTIVE
flat pictorial space similar to Ancient
Byzantine works
TEXTBOOK p. 185
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GIOTTOMadonna in Gloryc. 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)
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. . . 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
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In retrospect . . .

• notice perspective, lack of perspective, and
  suggestions of perspective in 2-D work