Choose and analyse examples of perspective used to convey deep space and openness, compared with confined space. How does perspective work on the visual perception and emotions?

There are numerous different types of perspectives which have been used and developed with in art forms, one of the most commonly used types of perspective is the vanishing point of an image, which is when all lines point towards a specific point of the image, this gives a more realistic and deep feeling towards the image.



Other well known types of perspectives are commonly used in films and the graphic designs of their posters. Examples of this are below.

Stenberg Brothers- The man with a moving camera



The way this image is composed of collages adds to the surrealistic affect, and the buildings all point towards a specific point add the feeling that the woman is falling and you're looking up from below her.

Focal point is when lines of different things in a piece of art line up to a specific point, in the art piece 'the last supper', Jesus is in the centre of the image and when you chart out the image it shows that all lines in people and columns in the architecture point towards Jesus.

Aniconism and It's Limitations in Art

The definition of aniconism is the shunning of images of divine beings, prophets or respected religious figures.

A well known piece of art which uses aniconism is piss Christ by Andres Serrano, which features an painting of Jesus Christ which is submerged in a tank of urine, Serrano tried to imply that it was a metaphor for how people 'piss' on him, using his name in vain in a blasphemous mannerism, however it wasn't perceived by the public that way. To the general audience it was the artist himself being blasphemous and someone later tried to smash the tank with a hammer, leaving a big indentation which is now part of the art work itself.











This bring the question forward, what is considered ok to be the focus of an artists art? The limitations changes within different eras, and a lot of what was seen to be risky at its time is now considered the norm, so what will be the new wave of avant garde and how long until that becomes the next norm and average that the general public will not batter an eye out?

Other uses on aniconism in art would be with in religious paintings of some cultures, as it considered immoral to humanise their gods and prophets within drawings, paintings and sculptures. This is more thought of in islamic cultures, and because of this a lot of statues over time has been ripped down from followers of the religion and are very strict in the beliefs.

More examples of aniconism are below.

The destruction of buddhist statues because they resembled a prophet or good, and the depiction of gods and prophets shown in human form wasn't allowed within the Islamic religion.



This was shown again through the Charlie Hebdo case in the news lately, where a french magazine depicted the prophet Mohammed in a way that upset the followers of Islam and some had retaliated with violent action and killing twelve people and injuring another eleven.

How specific cultures have influenced art through the ages

An example of how a culture has influenced art through the ages is the Egyptian culture, a main example of this is during the art deco period in the 1920's. Art was very influenced around the time of what was happening within the world, and a huge event which occured in the 1920's was the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb containing his mummified remains. This was huge news at the time which quickly spread across the globe and what came to follow was a wave of Egyptian designed art deco pottery, posters, and for various other medias.

Architecture has also been influenced a lot by the Egyptians which can be seen in Skyscrapers and Houses, as they use a linear step design which was first seen from the Pyramids in the Egyptian era.

Japanese art had been influenced through the ages as it used to depict stories of farming and fighting for survival in battle, but as time went on, traditional japanese art reflected it and its style slowly changed alongside it, and when the east and west built transportation access and developed trade routes it allowed a bigger industry for Japan, changing the way it would view the world forever, and in a sense its traditional arts sources are not around to this present day, as no more do samurai fight and the loser commits suicide to regain honour.