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Do You See What I See? The Art of Illusion - Book Review

Arts & Activities, Dec, 2002 by Jerome J. Hausman

(2001; $14.95), by Angela Wenzel. Prestel, 175 Fifth Ave., Suite 402, New York, NY 10010.

People often speak of "seeing is believing." It is understandable that children are attracted to making images and forms that resemble things that we see. At the same time, considerations of visual images soon brings us to understand that there are many factors that contribute to visual meaning and understanding. Oftentimes, we see what we expect to see or what we have been taught to see. Do You See What I See? The Art of Illusion "rouses many interesting considerations about trompe l'oeil" (to trick the eye) or about how shadows create opposite effects. Artists working with the "rules of perspective" have created optical illusions or visual contradictions.

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This book contains illustrations using the works of Raphael, Magritte, Escher, Riley and others. It is a book that will help to "put in another perspective students' efforts to represent reality." It would be a useful resource for teaching at upper-elementary and middle-school levels. Most important, it would serve as a resource for expanding the realm of visual possibilities as students work to create new understandings through their art.-J.J.H. For information about this publication, circle No. 385 on the Reader Service Card.

Do You See What I See? The Art of Illusion - Book Review

Arts & Activities, Dec, 2002 by Jerome J. Hausman

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