(Thanks to E.H.Gombrich whose book urged me to see pictures as both art and illusion; also to think about the realities
they hide or elide) .
Australian aborigines dislike perspective.
If a bird has wings, both must be shown, though
Only one wing can be seen in profile.
Parrhasios created the illusion of rounded figures,
Promising things which were obscured.
Plato objected to illusion in art.
Mimetic art is bad.
Hieroglyphic art is conceptual.
Conceptual art may be good.
Adjust your mental set.
We are sorry about the poor quality of the pictures;
This is due to a temporary fault in humankind
And to atmospheric conditions over most areas
Of Western and Eastern civilisation.
Please do NOT adjust your set.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Hmm....interesring. makes the reader stop and ruminate! ! !