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what is vision?
Its been said vision controls our perception,but perception controls our reality.
what impanct does this on conceptual art and conceptual entities as ourselves.
what impanct does this on conceptual art and conceptual entities as ourselves.
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Permalink Reply by Jess M on -
I think vision goes beyond the mere physical act of 'seeing' and deep into our preconceptions. I may look at an old house and see a beauty waiting to be restored, someone else may see it as a wreck that needs to be demolished. The whole 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' is incredibly cliche i know, but also incredibly true.
And then you get people who notice things that the 'rest' of us don't. My father, who is a lighting designer for plays, notices light in all it's various hues and temperatures in a way that I don't. My best friend who's an artist sees colour and imagery in a way my brain doesn't register. But as a writer i pick up turns of word, phrases and certain moments in ways that they probably don't...
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Permalink Reply by Russel Thokozani Kana on -
very insightful and true ,
Jess M said:I think vision goes beyond the mere physical act of 'seeing' and deep into our preconceptions. I may look at an old house and see a beauty waiting to be restored, someone else may see it as a wreck that needs to be demolished. The whole 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' is incredibly cliche i know, but also incredibly true.
And then you get people who notice things that the 'rest' of us don't. My father, who is a lighting designer for plays, notices light in all it's various hues and temperatures in a way that I don't. My best friend who's an artist sees colour and imagery in a way my brain doesn't register. But as a writer i pick up turns of word, phrases and certain moments in ways that they probably don't...
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