Beyond linear perspective: a cubist manifesto for visual science

Abstract

Both James Gibson's ecological approach to vision and recent research in computer vision have challenged linear perspective as the foundation for understanding either vision or pictures. There is a growing appreciation of the diversity of informative structures available to perceivers, and of the fact that many of these structures are not tied to any single viewpoint. The convergences between these approaches are explored with reference to the existing research on picture perception and production.