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The Pocket Universal Principles of Art
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The Pocket Universal Principles of Art

by John A Parks
December 2017
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
208 pages
3h 39m
English
Rockport Publishers
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073 Representation

Representation is a convention in art whereby a flat image or a three-dimensional form is understood to stand in for a visual experience of something in the real world.

Translating a visual experience is central to the activity of representational art. The nature of the translation and how it affects the viewers’ perception of the subject becomes a powerful way to achieve expression.

Both Aristotle and Plato discussed representation. Aristotle considered it to be natural to human beings and necessary for their comprehension of the world. Plato, on the other hand, asserted that representation involves the creation of illusions that may or may not say truthful things about the world. As such, representations have the capacity ...

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ISBN: 9781631595431