‘Real Unicorns and Other Strange Tales’ Martin Kemp Monday 11 August, 6pm D’Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre FREE EVENT Renowned art historian Professor Martin Kemp returns to Dundee with a public lecture that questions the truthfulness of words and images. Since the Renaissance, more and more convincing techniques for picturing reality have allowed artists to claim their works are made ‘from life’. Eyewitness accounts could be translated into forms using words and images to make us believe what was pictured was the truth, as if we too were seeing it with our own eyes. Over centuries, illustrators have worked continuously to disarm or outflank our sense of disbelief. Martin will examine these issues using some classic case studies such as the unicorn, Dürers rhinoceros and the duck-billed platypus, as well as everyday examples such as signs on toilet doors. In the age of the internet and digital manipulation, the question of whether we can ever truly trust the truthfulness of images is more important than ever. A drinks reception will follow this lecture. Free tickets are available online at dundee.ac.uk/tickets. *In conjunction with the International Word and Images Conference, 11-15 August 2014 Events Office University of Dundee Nethergate Dundee DD1 4HN
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