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A study of a largely forgotten optical device and its relation to
notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination. In this first
full-length study of a largely forgotten optical device from the
eighteenth century, Arnaud Maillet reconfigures our historical
understanding of visual experience and meaning in relation to
notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination. Many are
familiar with the Claude glass as a small black convex mirror used
by artists and spectators of landscape to reflect a view and make
tonal values and areas of light and shade visible. In a
groundbreaking account, Maillet goes well beyond this particular
function of the glass and situates it within a richer archaeology
of Western thought, exploring the uncertainties and anxieties about
mirrors, reflections, and their potential distortions. He takes us
from the magical and occult background of the "black mirror,"
through a full evaluation of its importance in the age of the
picturesque, to its persistence in a range of technological and
representational practices, including photography, film, and
contemporary art. The Claude Glass is a lasting contribution to the
history of Western visual culture.
A study of a largely forgotten optical device and its relation to
notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination. In this first
full-length study of a largely forgotten optical device from the
eighteenth century, Arnaud Maillet reconfigures our historical
understanding of visual experience and meaning in relation to
notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination. Many are
familiar with the Claude glass as a small black convex mirror used
by artists and spectators of landscape to reflect a view and make
tonal values and areas of light and shade visible. In a
groundbreaking account, Maillet goes well beyond this particular
function of the glass and situates it within a richer archaeology
of Western thought, exploring the uncertainties and anxieties about
mirrors, reflections, and their potential distortions. He takes us
from the magical and occult background of the "black mirror,"
through a full evaluation of its importance in the age of the
picturesque, to its persistence in a range of technological and
representational practices, including photography, film, and
contemporary art. The Claude Glass is a lasting contribution to the
history of Western visual culture.
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