VMs: Leonardo da Vinci society: Annual Lecture in London...

[Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

This looks rather interesting, hope to see some of you there! :-)

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....

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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 01:37:11 +0100
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From: jv.field@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (J. V. Field)
Subject: Leonardo da Vinci Society Annual Lecture, 2 May 2003



THE LEONARDO DA VINCI SOCIETY
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/hafvm/leonardo/index.html

A n n u a l L e c t u r e

Friday 2 May 2003, at 1800
School of History of Art, Film and Visual Media
Birkbeck College, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1




DR ANTONIO CRIMINISI
Microsoft, Cambridge, UK

"BRINGING PICTORIAL SPACE TO LIFE:
computer techniques for the analysis of paintings."


Dr Criminisi has designed a computer method of reading flat pictures in 
three dimensions. This is a form of artificial vision that makes no 
assumptions without asking for guidance. (That is, it does not exercise the 
simple-minded tyranny associated with Computer Aided Design programs.)

Dr Criminisi's method was originally designed for reading photographs, but 
has been applied to good effect in the investigation of paintings. It can 
be used in this way because it not only analyses the image in terms of the 
three-dimensional structure of the scene that is shown, but also permits 
the user to explore inconsistencies and inaccuracies.



The lecture will take place in Room 1 and will be preceded by the Society's 
AGM, at 1715.
Number 43 is on the East side of Gordon Square. The nearest Underground 
stations are Euston, Euston Square and Russell Square.

There is no charge for attending the lecture. For further information about 
the Leonardo da Vinci Society or about the lecture, please contact J. V. 
Field: Email jv.field@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Tel and Fax +44.20.7736.9198, or 
consult the Society's website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/hafvm/leonardo/index.html.

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