One of four movies that we were assigned to watch in class during the photo project. The movie was old and silly but the presenter did have a few valid points. He was talking about the many Renaissance masters and how they were able to use perspective and color and form to make their images seem lifelike without actually being 3D.
A question that arose when I was watching the film is how do these so called masters fit into modern times? Illusions are indeed present but art has evolved away from such care and detail that the Renaissance painters had been accustomed to. Art is no longer a streamlined and academic process, anybody can be an artist and nobody is shunned for how they work. The evolution of art and photography has made it more possible than ever to create a style that is personal and not so "established" as the Renaissance painters and sculptors. Yes we will remember their art work as something fantastic and wonderful, how could we forget those massive paintings and sculptures that were given such great detail and time during an era where resources were limited? Like the narrator said in order to see past the illusion one must be willing to take in the more technical parts of a picture. Artists are able to draw out things like the vanishing point and differences in angles that average people wouldn't be able to find. None of us may be as revolutionary or fantastic as the Renaissance masters but I really don't think we need to be. Artists are masters of illusion in their own right, we are able to see past illusion and see the groundwork that makes an art piece really work. Pictures are an illusionary reality just as much as paintings are, but by grasping both the standard and technical details we can see how a picture ticks without breaking that illusionary spell it holds over so many.
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