The linear perspective was invented by the Greeks. Simultaneously, illusionist depiction had it’s first critic, Plato. In a previous page, Plato On Perspective, we took a first look at Plato’s objection to representational drawing. Now let’s look at this more closely. The crux of Plato’s critique is found in this passage from the Republic: […]
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11Dec
2017
REPRESENTATION AND MEANING
2017
Buddhist theory or practice tells us that at the root of things, forms are empty. That is to say, as one proceeds toward enlightenment, we work to separate the meaning, or content, from form. Two words commonly used in this tradition to describe meaning are narrative and story. (Wright. pp 142-152) As an example of […]
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