Texture and its function

The use of texture in terms of

pictorial function has its own
advantages and disadvantages.
Considerably, texture has a big
contribution in the richness and visual
success of an artwork as long as the
artist keeps it within the bounds of
judicious restraint.

Coherence is a significant factor to consider in

achieving unity of the work as a whole. The artist should be
constantly aware of the possibility of misapplication of texture
that may be lead to its separation from the surface where it is
presumed to represent, disrupt spatial continuity and
continuity of pattern.

Learning Outcome 1.6

4. Space
Spatial Perception

The viewer’s environmental experiences mentally

condition all spatial suggestions. Through the human eyes,
vision is experienced but interpreted by the human mind.

As such, two categories of vision are utilized,

stereoscopic and kinaesthetic.
Utilizing a pair of eye, man clearly sees two different views of
a particular object at the same given time. Hence the ability
to view an image in an overlapping manner is applied. This
ability is stereoscopic vision. It is a process creating an
impression of three dimensional depths, creating the
likelihood of judging distances.

In kinaesthetic vision, man experiences and identifies

space as his eyes move from one part of art to another. This
is due to the unconscious attempt in organizing the
independent parts so it is seen as a whole.
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Types of Space
Relative to art, there are only two
types of space available for the artist’s
practice, which are both significant to
spatial conception: Decorative Spatial
Concept and Plastic Spatial Concept.

Decorative Spatial Concept