John Willats

John Willats
John Willats
Occupation(s)	Psychologist, Sculptor
Academic background
Alma mater	Royal College of Art
Academic work
Institutions	Loughborough University University of Birmingham Polytechnic of East London

John Willats (died April 2006)^[1] was a psychologist and artist known for his research on pictorial systems of depiction and perspective, which included a taxonomy of the methods of visual projection used by various artists.^[2] He was considered an expert on children's drawings and how children develop drawing abilities.^[3]

^ "TRACEY - Ambiguity - Willats". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ Smith, Paul (2013). "Cézanne's "Primitive" Perspective, or the "View from Everywhere"". The Art Bulletin. 95 (1): 102–119. doi:10.1080/00043079.2013.10786108. ISSN 0004-3079. JSTOR 43188797. S2CID 193212184.
^ Riley, Howard (2009). "Towards a Syntax of Visual Delight: The Tension between Surface Qualities and Illusory Depth in Drawing" (PDF). TRACEY: Education.

[1] "TRACEY - Ambiguity - Willats". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[2] Smith, Paul (2013). "Cézanne's "Primitive" Perspective, or the "View from Everywhere"". The Art Bulletin. 95 (1): 102–119. doi:10.1080/00043079.2013.10786108. ISSN 0004-3079. JSTOR 43188797. S2CID 193212184.

[3] Riley, Howard (2009). "Towards a Syntax of Visual Delight: The Tension between Surface Qualities and Illusory Depth in Drawing" (PDF). TRACEY: Education.

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