Optical Aids

26/5/20

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Is an artist more than their tools? In 2001, David Hockney hypothesised that Renaissance and Old Master painters used optical aids in the creation of their works; tracing scenes directly onto canvas using camera obscura, camera lucida, and convex mirrors. This intriguing and divisive argument was the basis for a series of visual pieces created for Taupe by Irene P Tello and I. Layering a conversation between Hockney and Hans Ulrich Obrist with 3D visuals, and moments of illumination and darkness, the work explores the connection between optical experiments and art.

Go and check it out:  https://www.taupemagazine.com/iptellofred/