Escaping Flatland

           In the reading Escaping Flatland, it talks about the relationship of the viewer of the image, and the artist of the image on a two-dimensional surface. Although we may see things three-dimensional, paintings are all done two-dimensional. In the Japanese travel guide, one is able to see Japan from a bird's eye view perspective. This shows the visual content of the island and the horizontal layout. The viewer is able to see Japan's landscape and understand the relationship between the towns and nature.

          I found it interesting that Paul Klee wrote, "It is difficult enough, oneself, to survey this whole, whether nature or art, but still more difficult to help another to such a comprehensive view." This thought stood out to me because it takes time to understand and comprehend a certain aspect in life, or a piece of artwork. This could be what one finds meaning in in life, or what they think the artist is trying to express in their piece. Once one has taken the time to develop an opinion, they can't always find the right words to describe their view point and how they feel. This makes it difficult to help someone else arrive at the same opinion, or to see your viewpoint.
       
         In regards to the three-dimensional view, Galileo had to study how to portray sunspots in a two-dimensional flat surface. Galileo found the perfect way to showcase these and is the only design that has not been changed after 300 years of analyzation. I found this very interesting, because over time things usually seem to evolve and improve. This is due to new research being done, and new technology being created. However, Galileo discovered the best way to represent the sunspots 300 years ago without all of todays modern technology.

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