Books
Pictorial Space
Terms associated with Pictorial Space:
Visual illusions, Perspective, Semantics of Pictorial Space, Positive & Negative, 2D (two dimensional) space, and 3D (three-dimensional space).
Metaphysical and Palpable Spaces - From Bernini to Rothko and Troika
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Example: 'Mirage Gstaad' by Doug Aitken
https://www.dougaitkenmiragegstaad.com/
'Mirage Gstaad', a mirrored building created by American artist Doug Aitken, reflects the shifting landscape of the Alps in this exclusive video for Dezeen. The reflective pavilion, which has previously been installed in the desert near Palm Springs, currently sits in an Alpine meadow above Gstaad, Switzerland.
The artwork will remain on view in Gstaad, Switzerland over the course of two years, reflecting and interacting with the mountain landscape over the changing seasons. This minimal structure now functions entirely in response to the landscape around it, creating a visual echo-chamber that endlessly reflects, a life-size kaleidoscope that absorbs, transforms and responds to the surrounding dynamic landscape
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- Three Painters : MasaccioThe painter, scholar and writer Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991) was an eminent figure in the British art establishment. In this three films he illuminates a central purpose in the work of Masaccio, Vermeer and Cézanne, who each mark a distinct stage in the story of European painting between the Renaissance and today. The artists’ work lies at the heart of the documentaries and Gowing’s lucid commentary reveals their wholly original achievements.
- The Piero TrailPiero has been dead for over 500 years. Forgotten for four hundred years, his work has undergone a radical re-assessment this century. He is now considered to be among the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, more influential now than Botticelli, Bellini and even Michelangelo. Omnibus commemorates his legacy.
- An Englishman In MoscowThis documentary, by director Reiner Moritz, is about Kazimir Malevich's painting 'An Englishman In Moscow' from 1913-14.
- Sister Wendy, 'Modernism'Sister Wendy visits the world's art galleries to tell the history of painting. Even the most familiar of paintings take on a vivid new lease of life when viewed through this art enthusiast's eyes. In this episode, she discusses Modernism and the Modernists.
Key Concepts
What space means when it is applied in art?
Does it have some shape?
How is space mandatory for the overall success of an art composition?
Pictorial space is concerned with shapes and space interacting on a flat surface with no implied depth. Cut paper silhouettes, stencils, and flat woodblock prints are good examples of pure pictorial two-dimensional space.
Edgar John Rubin (1886 - 1951), Danish psychologist and philosopher.