Perspective

This freehand drawing course considers perspective from three understandings of perceptual psychology. Part one, built on the pedagogy of Kimon Nicolaides, aligns with the Transactionalist understanding of perception. It considers perspective as discovered truth. Part two builds on the early work of perceptual psychologist J.J. Gibson and aligns with the Ecological position of Gibson and his followers. It considers perspective as an absolute truth of the visual field. Part three, aligning implicitly with Gestalt psychology, treats perspective as an imposed schema. The course concludes with a final project built around each student’s interest. This course includes frequent applications of perspective to ongoing student design projects.

Prerequisites: "48-126/62-126: Drawing II" or permission of the instructor.