Unit Two: Perception Key Concepts Candidates should be able to: • describe the difference between sensation and perception using shape constancy‚ colour constancy and visual illusions; • explain depth cues‚ including linear perspective‚ height in plane‚ relative size‚ superimposition and texture gradient. Core theory: constructivist theory Candidates should be able to: • outline the role of experience in perception; • explain the concept of top-down processing; • explain the concept of
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What is a miniature painting? GUIDE-LINES TOWARD A DEFINITION OF A MINIATURE PAINTING There are many way of defining a miniature painting. Each culture has its own rules. Here we offer some Hilliard Society guidelines towards a definition of miniature painting and the criteria set by the Society: * A high standard of draughtsmanship and composition. * Mastery of miniature technique in chosen media and palette. * No subject larger than life‚ portrait head no larger than 2” (5cm).
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Distinction and Differentiation Perception through Communication The Definition of Design Design in any context can be looked upon in a number of different ways. It is seen as a form of communication through visuals. It is dependant on the here and now and the knowledge behind the viewer at any given point. There can be a multitude of meanings to any design coherent with the elements and principles explored and executed within the work. Within the readings from Stroud‚ Bourdieu‚ and Johnson
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Perception Meaning of perception: It is surprising that we receive some objects and reject others. It is equally surprising that an object received is understood differently by different people. Some view a painting as beautiful while others may see the same painting as ugly. The answer is perception‚ a strong component of human organism. Definition: In its simple sense perception is understood as the act of seeing what is there to be seen. But what is seen is influenced by the perceiver
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OIL PAINTINGS One of the images that I’m most fond of is the “Madonna and Child with the Chancellor Rolin” by Jan and Eck. This piece is one my favorites because it uses oil. When using oil the images of the paintings seem to realistically speak to me. This particular painting enables both fusion of tones and crisp effects and is unsurpassed for textural variation. The standard consistency of oil paint is a smooth‚ buttery paste. In this scene it depicts the Virgin crowned by a hovering Angel while
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"Name and discuss in detail two Gothic sculptures making references to the period in which they were produced‚ them‚ composition and style. Discuss briefly the role of a sculpture in a named Cathedral from the Gothic Period." The word "Gothic" was given to the style of architecture that evolved between 1150 and 1499 in Europe. It was invented by the Renaissance historians and artists to express their negative attitude to an art they thought was barbaric. Gothic culture was urban based unlike Romanesque
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continental Europe. At about the same time‚ and directly linked to this development‚ the earliest art was created. These initial creative achievements fall into one of two broad categories. Paintings and engravings found in caves along walls and ceilings are referred to as "parietal" art. The caves where paintings have been found are not likely to have served as shelter‚ but rather were visited for ceremonial purposes. The second category‚ "mobiliary" art‚ includes small portable sculpted objects which
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a cold and overcast day in February and a man sits alone at a park bench‚ at the Odette Sculpture Park. He watches as the river splashes aggressively about‚ caused by the strong wind blowing that day. Perched above him on the top of a hill just a few feet from the road‚ sits a large-scale sculpture called “Salutation”‚ by Ralph Hicks. Standing only 6 feet tall‚ it’s original conception called for the sculpture to have a height 30 feet and be placed at five of the major entryways leading into Toronto
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‘200 Pounds Beauty’ By: Mustika Nur Amalia (Gender and Literature Studies) This Essay is written in order to fulfill the final project of the subject ‘Gender and Literature Studies’. The main focus of this essay is to discuss the ugly women that depicted in the ‘200 pounds beauty’ since this movie highlights the pain of Hana as the main character who is considered ugly because she is fat. The terms of ‘fat’ here gives the message to women that women should not be ‘fat’ to be beauty. This issue
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Beauty and the Knife Is it true that someone is able to purchase beauty? No‚ beauty comes without a price tag. Then why do people undergo intense surgery to wear the smallest pant size‚ have the flattest stomach‚ or the largest breasts to be declared beautiful? It is because people are misled with the craze of cosmetic surgery‚ which is on a rapid rise. In the mind of a uniformed patient that is seeking beauty; cosmetic surgery has turned into the solution for any type of flaw on one’s body.
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