Problems and Paradoxes of Painting and Perception
Author
Pepperell, Robert
Date
2019-09-11Acceptance date
2019-08-06
Type
Article
Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
ISSN
2213-4913
Metadata
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This illustrated essay highlights some conceptual problems that arise when we consider the nature of visual perception and its relationship to art. Science proceeds on the assumption that natural phenomena operate rationally and can be explained rationally. Yet the study of art shows that many ordinary acts of perception, such as looking at a picture, can be paradoxical, logically contradictory and self-referential. I conclude that we must confront these problems if we are to reconcile the scientific approach to explaining visual perception with artistic and philosophical discoveries.
Journal/conference proceeding
Art and Perception;
Citation
Pepperell, R. (2019) 'Problems and Paradoxes of Painting and Perception', Art and Perception. DOI: 10.1163/22134913-20191142.
Description
Article published in Art and Perception on 11 September 2019 (online), available open access at: https://doi.org/10.1163/22134913-20191142.
Sponsorship
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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