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The directors of Universities and Research Company, Salvador Marín, and of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, today presented the exhibition "Perspective, Science and Magic of representation 'which examines the integration between art and science, its historical and current, and its social impact.

This initiative, of which all citizens can enjoy in the Archaeological Museum of Murcia, from tomorrow until 10 January, has a marked playful and experimental and consists of the exhibition, educational workshops, a day of conferences and conducting a live view work by international artist Eduardo Relero.

This activity formed part of the Science, Culture and Society of the Science and Technology, born from the collaboration of the Seneca with the research group of Professor Inmaculada López Vilchez, Department of Drawing at the University of Granada, and whose team included researchers from all over Spain, including Murcia Maria Gracia Ruiz Llamas, University of Murcia.

'Perspective, Science and Magic of representation "shows the audience the remarkable relationship between art and science throughout history.

Reveals how the paths followed by artists since the Renaissance opened up new avenues for research in geometry, mathematics, physiology of vision and optics, to the birth of modern photography, as a thread following the so-called science of art, perspective.

Complementary way, explains how artists assimilated the scientific advances in their respective environments and adapted to the production of works of art.

Through a series of devices built by the University of Granada following the models provided by artists through bibliographical and pictorial documents (XVI-XIX), the exhibition offers an educational tour for six machines to draw and three cameras (dark light and portable), with which visitors can try out 'the artist's eye' and be surprised with the outcome of the sketch.

Among the machines, it highlights the Veil of Alberti and to draw Durer's glass.

These are tools to implement the geometry and drawing through a visual point insert that slides in a plane, and can solve the basic problem of perspective: fill only three-dimensional picture plane.

Also, the sample also has peep and anamorphosis.

The peep show is a box with a scene painted inside and front view captures the eye of one-dimensional.

Only through the peepholes that are on the sides, the eye is able to perceive three-dimensionality.

For its part, the anamorphic images are unrecognizable to the naked eye using only a tiny window, mirror or cylinders, or simply by an angle of vision, it is possible to reconstruct three-dimensional image.

Within this category, "Perspective, Science and Magic of representation ', features a reproduction of" The Medusa "by Caravaggio, in conical anamorphosis, the classic picture of" The Ambassadors "by Hans Holbein, a flat anamorphosis; and painting of the Argentine artist Eduardo Relero carried out in the lobby of the Archaeological Museum in the early days of the exhibition.

Workshops for 4,000 youth

The exhibition is complemented by daily workshops of educational activities for schoolchildren of primary, secondary and Bachelor assimilate the relationship between Art and Science.

Every day there will be two workshops, run from Monday to Friday at school (can be booked by calling the Archaeological Museum: 986-234602) and on weekends to children in general, open from 10:00 to 12:00 hours and from 12:00 to 14:00.

The aim is that 4,000 school children can enjoy this activity.

Also, tomorrow at 18:30, there will be a conference open to the public in which the top national experts will address topics such as' Perspective: The Science of Art ',' Anamorphosis: Perspectives secret ',' Vision and photography '.

Murcia is the second city to host this exhibition, after passing through the Science Park of Granada, which was closed in September after a resounding success with the public, supported by the presence of more than forty five thousand visitors.

Significantly, the exhibition at the Archaeological Museum with content, images and new educational workshops.

Source: CARM