Conditions for art theory to be science

Genuine art theory should be able to explain all artworks using the same principles.

Great artworks are made of the same elements that can be distinguished visually.

Each hole in the vertical flute, said to be the world's oldest musical instrument, produce a different sound. A series of different sounds is a melody line.

Likewise, a good drawing line is a series of line segments with distinct bents.

Lines with different bents are arcs of different circles.

You can create a picture structure using circles of different sizes.

 This is called an arc-circle model.

Any artwork can be expressed as arc circle model.


 Philosopher of science Karl Popper defined science as "a scientific theory must be capable of being disproved by experiment (objective data).

So far, in the previous blog I have shown numerous examples (objective data): how all masterpieces are created with the same method based on visual grammar: ancient Greek vase painting, renaissance painting, Persian painting, c early ukiyo-e, Cezanne, modern art etc.

This time I will introduce a 5th century Byzantine mosaic that perfectly shows that technique. 

I already have two camel drawings in my digital art collection.

MOSAIC Fragment with Grazing Camel/ The Art Institute of Chicago Byzantine, 5th century 

MOSAIC Fragment with Grazing Camel arc circle model
Picasso [camel] single line drawing


Picasso [camel] arc circle model

Camel and Groom; Single Page Illustration, c. 1545-1576

Camel and Groom arc-circle mod
I add two more models I made recently.
Picasso [Bull]
Picasso [Bull] arc circle model

Tawaraya Soutatu "Elephant"
Tawaraya Soutatu "Elephant" arc-circle model

What these models have in common is that a limited number of circles create harmony, and the structure of circles makes balance.

Each structure creates its own unique shape.


The practical purpose of painting was illustration.

It is rare that drawing technique contains any part of the science of art.

Majority of pictures are like impure ores.

A true artist is one who recognizes this and succeeds in utilizing it.

On grammatical level every artwork is a network.

The greatness of Cezanne's paintings was noticed by his contemporary impressionist friends.

Their level of understanding was limited to still life and landscapes, and they neglected bathers' paintings.

When Picasso realized the importance of shape as a pure element of a painting,

he devised the technique of monochrome Cubism.

Matisse's first interest was also in Cezanne's bathers' paintings.

Seeing shapes alone is the beginning of visual grammar.

Analyzing all the works as digital image reveals totally different art theory.













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