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RE: Misconceptions in Egyptology

in #suesascience7 years ago

Hi @laylahsophia I find the question of aspect quite interesting and useful to see the Egyptian "perspective". I notice that the ancient Chinese paintings had no discenrible perspective and were always drawn flat.

In contrast, some modern artists believe that paintings should represent all perspectives at the same time. A recent video by David Hockney proposed that painting should be seen as time passing and therefore you could see all sides of an object at the same time, as if by walking by.

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Interesting facts. Didn't know that ancient Chinese used the same "flat drawing". Thank you! 👍🏼