Eyesight and Artistic Perspective

I went in for an eye check late in 2007, and the doctor performed many different vision checks. One of them involved testing 3-D perception, and it turns out I'm not very good with this. (One of the ironies is that I also test high on spatial abilities tests.) The vision test got me thinking about my art preferences.  I tend to like flat-looking images with patterns. I've never enjoyed making sculptural objects. I do work in depth sometimes, but it's layering objects to be seen from one angle.

Thinking about visual perception and creating art also reminded me about Monet and other artists whose use of colors became brighter as they aged. I was told in art history class that the theory is that Monet's visioned worsened, and he may have thought he was using the same colors all along. With phenomenon in mind, I wonder what my work looks like to other people.

Regarding this image - I've been looking for a good photo opportunity of wintered Queen's Anne Lace, and I finally got it! I love the skeleton look of the once-full flower head.

Comments

[Heather T.]

Interesting thing about the vision--the one story that sticks most with me is about Goya, whose long, elongated figures are quite characteristic. Turns out he had eye problems, which caused this stylistic lengthening!

I looooove the dried flower silhouette look--that's what my last sheet of rubber stamps at Art Neko is all about!

[France]

Hi Brenda!!!
That's a beautiful picture, it would also make a great rubber stamp!!!
Nice to have found you on the blog world!

France

[Brenda Marks]

Thanks for the comments, Heather and France! Heather - post a link to your rubber : )
Brenda

[Tracy]

Interesting take, Brenda.

Due to a number of reasons, I too have little if any depth perception, however I am always search for form in my paintings. Maybe I'm overcopmpensating? Maybe I just like it? Who knows. My eyes each have vastly different acuities too, so one eye is blurry and the other clear depending on the distance. Sometimes I could swear that each eye sees different tonal changes, but as I try it as I write this, I can't make it happen. Maybe it's just when I'm sleepy.

Who knows! Interesting take, though!