perspective

(noun)

The illusion of distance or depth on a two-dimensional surface.

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(noun)

In the graphic arts, an approximate representation on a flat surface (such as paper) of an image as it is seen by the eye: objects are smaller as their distance from the observer increases.

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Examples of perspective in the following topics:

  • The Postmodernist Perspective

  • Evolutionary Perspectives

  • Atmospheric Perspective

  • Psychodynamic Perspective

  • Value-Added Perspective

    • Identify the six necessary conditions, according to the value-added perspective, that contribute to a social movement.

  • Linear Perspective

    • Perspective drawings always have a horizon line, which can or can not be implied.
    • Brunelleschi is widely considered the forefather of linear perspective.
    • Any perspective representation of a scene that includes parallel lines has one or more vanishing points in a perspective drawing.
    • Four-point perspective, also called infinite-point perspective, is the curvilinear variant of two-point perspective.
    • Images of railroad tracks are a common example of one-point perspective.

  • Meaning perspectives

    • Transformation of meaning perspectives is more rare than the transformation of meaning schemes.
    • Transformative learning does not happen by itself; it takes place when learners face a radically different and incongruent situation or information that cannot be assimilated into their meaning perspective.
    • Learners' experiences significantly affect their perspectives, an interpretation of experience, which is a part of transformative learning.
    • Meaning perspective is "a collection of meaning schemes made up of higher-order schemata, theories, propositions, beliefs, prototypes, goal orientations, and evaluations" (Mezirow, 1990, p. 2) and "a way of seeing the world, that is, the perspective or view through which meaning emerges from experience" (Cranton, 1994, p. 42).
    • Further, Mezirow's transformation of a meaning perspective aligns quite well with Piaget's accommodation.

  • Atmospheric Perspective

    • Atmospheric perspective refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance.
    • Atmospheric perspective, also known as aerial perspective, refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance.
    • Atmospheric perspective was used in Pompeian Second Style paintings, dating as early as 30 BCE.
    • Da Vinci used aerial perspective in many of his paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper .
    • One of the earliest usages of atmospheric perspective is evident in this mural from Pompeii.

  • Linear Perspective and Three-Dimensional Space

    • For a while, perspective remained the domain of Florence.
    • Three-point perspective is used for buildings depicted from above or below.
    • Four-point perspective is the curvilinear variant of two-point perspective.
    • Like all other foreshortened variants of perspective, four-point perspective starts off with a horizon line, followed by four equally spaced vanishing points to delineate four vertical lines.
    • A perspective without vanishing points can still create a sense of depth.

  • Classical Versus Behavioral Perspectives

    • The classical perspective focuses on direct inputs to efficiency, while the behavioral perspective examines indirect inputs too.
    • This quantitative, efficiency-based approach is representative of the classical perspective.
    • The behavioral perspective of management (sometimes called the "human relations perspective") takes a much different approach from the classical perspective.
    • The Hawthorne studies were an important start to the behavioral perspective of management.
    • Compare and contrast the central concepts that define a classical organizational-theory approach and a behavioral perspective.