"Perspective is based on five things:
The first is the eye that perceives things.
The second is the object seen.
The third is that everything is seen by means of straight, i.e. shortest lines.
The fifth is the division [surface?] between what is seen and the object."
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- Durer quoting Piero della Francesca


photography by Konstantin Belyshev
I am artist a professor at Texas State University. I research and teach on painting, drawing, and interdisciplinary practice, focusing on history, theory and philosophy of art.
In my personal art practice, I focus on the history of painting. I am interested in what painting can and should be now, based on its past. This has led me to create traditional paintings on canvas and panel, as well as performances, painting-based installations, and spectacles that explore the concept of the mental image.
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