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Art a n d Illusion
Chapter 4.5
By: Patricia FigueroaBrian Scott Langdon
Josannah RosarioAlec West
Introduction– Trompe I’oeil: “fool the eye”• French term for two dimensional artworks that
convincingly appear to be three dimensional objects
– Originates from a competition between Zeuxis and Parrhasius to create convincing Illusion
– Some artists have created illusions within their architecture
Introduction– Trompe I’oeil: “fool the eye”• French term for two dimensional artworks that
convincingly appear to be three dimensional objects
– Originates from a competition between Zeuxis and Parrhasius to create convincing Illusion
– Some artists have created illusions within their architecture
Art as an Illusionistic Window
Oculus: A round opening at the center of a dome
Putti or Putto: A representation of a nude or scantily clad infant angel or boy, common in renaissance and baroque art
TrickeryIllusion as
For example, Australian artist Ron Mueck infuses his sculptures with life. He patiently recreates each hair, wrinkle and pore on his sculptures
For example the stylobate or the platform which the columns stand would appear to sag if it were constructed as a precisely straight horizontal line.
Another example is the entasis, which is the swelling at the midpoint of the columns, creates that horizontal line.
Illusion
and theTransformation
of Ideas
ThemeMeaning– Looking at things from a different
perspective– Breaking the mold– Becoming individualized
Significance– Change traditional methods of art– Change how art is looked at– Give new meaning to things
Appeal - New challenge to artists and viewers to demonstrate and determine messages
The Human Condition (1933)Rene Magritte
• Visual Analysis– Depicts a window looking out onto a field.– On closer inspection a painting of the scene can be
seen.– The painting seems to depict a covered section of the
outdoor scene.– Both the scene and the painting within the painting are
fabricated; however, due to the mind one labels one real and the other fake, even though neither are.
• Context– Modern work, dated 1933.– More contemporary, however contains surrealist
content.
• Function– Meant to change how painting is looked at, how it
doesn’t have to be perfect representation.– Shows how narrow minded renaissance painters
were, and people in general can be.– Both fabricated scenes are meant to show how the
mind works, declaring things that are not always true.
• Reflection of Theme– Gives the viewer a reason to try and figure out the
message in a new way.– Forces us to think, not only about the painting, but
about reality as well.
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