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Atmospheric Composition and Tonal Values in Piranesi: A Study of Depth in the Carceri Series Drawings (85042)
Session Chair: Belinda Chen
This presentation will be live-streamed via Zoom (Online Access)
Friday, 1 November 2024 10:00
Session: Session 1
Room: Live-Stream Room 1
Presentation Type:Live-Stream Presentation
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In the Carceri´s series, Piranesi draws imaginary labyrinths of drama and mystery. We are captivated by the dark environment, full of architectural elements, low-key lighting, strong contrasts defining staircases, bridges, tunnels and ornaments. The linear perspective, drawing these crossed paths and structures of this imaginary maze, is generally defined here by two tight vanishing points, creating some distortion and oppressing the viewer. Using masterfully this geometrical system, Piranesi creates this overlapped complexity of distances, directions and scales. But there is another parallel system being used: the atmospheric perspective. Reinforced by the studies on optics of Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519), which coined this definition, but also present in the work of Chinese painter Dai Jin (1388-1462) or even Greco-Roman frescos, this system is characterized by the idea that as an object is further away from the observer, the more scattering of light occurs, the less contrast and saturation this object will have. This is caused by the molecules of air, but also other particles in the atmosphere, such as water vapour and smoke. Along this essay, through a series of literature reviews, content analysis and tonal values analysis (with processes of photographic analysis like digital histogram or contrast separation), we explore how, by the careful use of light, shadow, and their levels of tonal values and contrasts, Piranesi can define a deep atmospheric sense that expands the experience projected by the drawing, making us feel even more there.
Authors:
António Pedro Bento, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Ana Leonor Madeira Rodrigues, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Shakil Y. Rahim, University of Lisbon, Portugal
About the Presenter(s)
António Pedro Bento is currently a researcher and attends a PhD in Architecture at the University of Lisbon - Faculty of Architecture.
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