Page 60 - Matter: The Other Name for Illusion

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There is a very realistic depth in all of these pictures. A three-dimensional view with depth can
be formed on a two-dimensional canvas by making use of shade, perspective and light. This
element of realism can be increased
depending on the ability of the painter.
The same can be said for our own sight
perception as well, as the vision that
reaches the retina in fact exists in two
dimensions. However, the images
reaching each of our eyes become a
single image, so that our brain perceives
a three-dimensional image with depth.