Understanding Pictures

Exploring the diversity of visual representation, this book presents various cultural approaches to imagery, such as Australian x-ray art and cubist collages. The author argues that understanding pictures involves recognizing how their subjects evolve over time, proposing a framework to categorize their meanings. Highlighting the epistemic value of this representational diversity, the book also offers a fresh perspective on pictorial experience, likening images to visual aids like mirrors and binoculars, thereby enriching the discourse on how we perceive and interpret pictures.