Using a camera obscura to help with drawing reminded me of how people sometimes separate a piece of paper into a bunch of small rectangles and then draw what goes in each little box one at a time. Many painters started to make more realistic paintings. Did they all know about camera obscuras and concave mirrors and how they could be used? Does Hockney believe that many painters used optical devices or just a few of them did? Wouldn’t someone have discovered what the artists were doing and exposed them for “cheating”? What are the other explanations for the “sudden burst of realism in European painting” other than camera obscuras or concave mirrors?
I’m really amazed by Hockney’s composite photographs. I like that they are unique but still easily accessible for viewers.
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