What Do You See? Albert Einstein or Marilyn Monroe?
Step away from the computer, what do you see then? You should be looking at Marilyn Monroe.
Looking at the world is an active process and the model of the eye as a camera we now know is over simplistic. What does the artist do? Represent the world? Have I raised doubts about how this might not be quite as simple as you first imagined.
This website is for those interested in finding out more about the history of art—it is not just a directory of artists and their paintings. There about 3,500 images and 4,000 web pages of notes taken during a four year degree course on the history of Western art. To get started click on one of the topics on the left or use the search box below the topics to find an artist or topic but beware—many of the pages are my raw notes and it will take me a few years to turn them into comprehensible prose.
The image above was scanned from the 31 March 2007 issue of New Scientist and it is from a paper entitled 'Hybrid Images'. In general I have used my own images, scanned images and images from other sites many of which I have processed to make them clearer. I am making the images available on my understanding that I am allowed to because of The Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. ruling. However, I am happy to remove any image if you let me know at support@shafe.co.uk.