Aaron Hertzmann @aaronhertzmann.com · May 5 But, as soon as they started using linear perspective in the Renassaince, artists like Leonardo da Vinci found problems with it. For one, linear perspective creates well-known distortions in the way that it is commonly-used and viewed, such as in this smartphone photo. 3/
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On the other hand, many techniques in art history operate very differently from linear perspective, yet the shapes don’t look distorted—it is as if each shape has its own local projection, rather than being consistent with a single projection for the whole picture. 4/