Prof. Michael O'Rourke
DDA 643, Digital Animation Studio
The following are some suggested topics for you to research about Mimesis and the mimetic tradition in the arts.
| The ancient Greek story of the painter, Zeuxis |
| The Greek philosopher, Plato: on the arts, the example of a bed |
| Georgio Vasari: The Lives....(of the artists) |
| Italian Rennaissance efforts at mimetic realism (perspective, chiaruscuro, sfumato,...) |
| Italian Giuseppe Castiglione, painter in China |
| The effect of photography on the mimetic tradition |
| The effect of Modernism on the mimetic tradition |
| In film-making, the "Continuity" or "Hollywood" style of storytelling |
| French "New Wave" cinema |
| Photorealism in 3D CG |
| Arthur Danto's 1964 article, "The Artworld" |
| animal locomotion photographs of Eadweard Muybridge. |