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Problems and Paradoxes of Painting and Perception
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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.
Title: Problems and Paradoxes of Painting and Perception
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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.
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