- Relativity challenged everyone's view of space and time. The question for artists was if the physical world itself had no absolute notions of space or time why should art be constrained. --- The theory challenged absolute notions of space and time, and it eventually had a strong impact on public thinking. For one thing, it encouraged artists to question the classical view of figurative art. Since reality may no longer be as clear-cut as it seems, why does painting need to be a literal depiction of the world? Do we need to depict nature realistically in order to express ourselves? - [[Reductionism in Art and Brain Science]]