Thursday 16 June 2011

Perspective



A recent shift in how I view the world has happened.

It has left me feeling more secure and stronger in my roles as artist and mother.


1 the art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other. the appearance of viewed objects with regard to their relative position , distance from the viewer, etc.:
a trick of perspective[count noun] a view or prospect.
Geometrythe relation of two figures in the same plane, such that pairs of corresponding points lie on concurrent lines , and corresponding lines meet in collinear points.

2 a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something;
a point of view:
most guidebook history is written from the editor's perspective;
true understanding of the relative importance of things ;
a sense of proportion:

And looking up the Oxford Dictionary definition, my attitude towards life and my way of regarding how the world works has recently been altered. I've never had to question this which I now find surprising when the two definitions include sculpture and life...