Hockney–Falco thesis
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hockney-falco-thesis-182-3735536
title:
Hockney–Falco thesis
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The Hockney–Falco thesis is a controversial theory of art history, proposed by artist David Hockney in 1999 and further advanced with physicist Charles M. Falco since 2000. They argued that advances in naturalism and accuracy in the history of Western art since the early Renaissance were primarily the result of optical aids such as the camera obscura, camera lucida, and curved mirrors, rather than solely due to the development of artistic technique and skill. In his 2001 book, Secret Knowledge:
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Theory in art history
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockney%E2%80%93Falco_thesis
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2007-03-16T05:16:09Z
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2024-09-06T09:03:38Z
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