The Arts Society Hove Evening (formerly Arts Society East Sussex)
Monthly illustrated lecture: The Art of Illusion: Can you believe your own eyes? Presented by John Ericson
This thought-provoking presentation is well illustrated with carefully chosen examples taken from both popular culture and the fine arts.
The first half of the lecture explores what illusions are, before explaining why and how they deceive us. In the second part of the lecture we examine how illusions have been used both ‘in art’ and ‘as art’. We will look at examples from artists as diverse as William Hogarth, René Magritte and the extraordinary sculptures of Bruno Catalano.
The Hove Club, 28 Fourth Avenue, Hove BN3 2PJ
6.45pm for a prompt 7.30pm start
Members free / visitors £10 (space is limited so strictly by arrangement – only 2 lectures per year).
Please contact the membership secretary to register for non-member attendance. info@artssocietyhove.org.uk
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