Perspective

Perspective is the choice of a single point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience, typically for comparing with another. Viewpoint is another word for this principle - with a similarly broad interpretation. It may be visual and/ or mental, related to cognition.

Perspective as graphic representation of objects perceived by the eye denotes a technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a planar surface with the aim of retaining the illusion of three-dimensional space. This technique crystallises actual visual perception, for example, the parallel lines of a railway track are perceived by the eye as meeting at a distance point. Perspective can be drawn in an instinctive way (as in the visual fine arts such as painting, sketching, etching, etc.) as well as in a quantified, technical way (technical graphics using drafting instruments).

It is widely held that perspective as a means of graphic representation was discovered by Brunelleschi during the Renaissance period. However, it is likely that other civilisations knew the technique; for example, there is a particular painting in the Ajanta caves in India that employs a similar method.

The paintings are the excellent portrayal of the events and scenes that we see around us. The painters are the best cameras of the world. They reproduce many different types of pictures. They even draw imaginary pictures that do not exist in this world. We tend to use both thinned oil paints and dense oil paints. Masterpieces can be dyed more than once, but each time it may be different from the existing paintings.

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