In the thesis, I focused on the role of illusion in painting. On a theoretical level, I was primarily interested in how to establish the illusion of three-dimensionality in a painting, and on a practical level, I wondered if I could display the illusion of two-dimensionality on a three-dimensional object. I, therefore, divided the thesis into professional theoretical research and empirical part.
I titled my thesis Illusion in Painting. Both terms include the essence of my thesis, which I will delve into. SSKJ (Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika, b.d) says that the illusion is: “illusion -e ž (ȋ) a performance, usually optimistic, not based on reality; blindness, self-deception”. According to Muhovič's definition (2015, p. 544), optical illusions are "… phenomena in which the visual apparatus forms erroneous assumptions about the nature of perceptual material, the erroneousness of which can be revealed by the participation of other senses, by expanding the perceptual context or by removing triggers". One could interpret an illusion, in the general sense of the word, as some kind of deception.
In the thesis, I focused on the field of painting. The thesis consists of two parts: professional theoretical research, where I dealt with the question of what is essential and what we must pay attention to while creating the illusion in painting, especially in the field of building art space. I divided the theoretical part of the thesis thoroughly and gradually. I first explored the basics of plot and space; from what defines them to how we move from one to the other. I devoted a large part of my thesis to the artistic problems of colour as an artistic element. Following, I focused on the illusion in painting; I was interested in how to show the three-dimensionality in space and how necessary it is to build an art space to achieve this effect. I then explored the differences that emerge in the ways of modernist painting and found out how the way of painting, affects the final effect of the artwork.
The theoretical part is followed by the empirical part, where I used the method of practical work. I performed and presented my work. I was engaged in achieving the following effect: how to achieve the illusion of two-dimensionality on a three-dimensional object. I wanted to investigate how painting on a person differs from classical painting on a canvas, and whether I can show the illusion of two-dimensionality on a three-dimensional object. In the practical part, I created a classic two-dimensional bracket in the acrylic technique and on the body, using the body painting technique. I was trying to find out if there were any differences between painting on a person and painting on a canvas. I was intrigued by the question of which adjustments I needed to make to achieve that. I also found out what the differences in modernists' style of painting are and how it affects my artwork.
I exhibited the paintings alongside the photographs of body paintings.
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