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Post by snowmom on May 19, 2015 6:37:51 GMT -5
1daves post about perceiving and reading words made up of other symbols ( understanding others and ourselves) reminded me of mirror writing, upside down reading and writing. That made me think about upside down drawing. That made me remember" Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards This book was such a huge insight and help for would-be artists when it came out years ago, repeating popular theory of the time that creativity was primarily the function of the right hemisphere of the brain while logic was primarily a function of the left.
www.drawright.com/ many of the drawing exercises presented here are still in use as a way to develop perception and creativity in those who draw. The book has been updated recently and reflects some of the clarified thought on left/right hemispheres of the brain and also presents some new exercises.
Do you use the left and right sides of the brain equally, or can you recognize yourself as using predominantly one side or the other?
Since the release of the original book much has been learned about the way the brain works and it is understood that the hemispheres work together, function is not isolated or solely the property of one hemisphere or the other, though common belief still sometimes perpetuates that myth.
psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/a/left-brain-right-brain.htm
It is still interesting to try some of the exercises in the book to see how it changes your ideas about drawing. From our first attempts to draw figures (remember the stick figures you made at age 5 or 6?) our mind is processing and learning to interpret the things it sees. Small children ask their parents to reach down the moon from the sky, not having learned how to perceive it and all of its properties. representing 3 dimensional objects in 2 dimensions provides an even more complex puzzle for the brain. Oliver Sacks has a great series of books on neurological abnormalities and their effects on perception and behavior. www.oliversacks.com/
From savant artists to blind people who believe they can see, people who see objects or humans and identify them as something other than their true nature, people who are incapable of recognizing their faces and the faces of others, many other interesting neurological disorders are profiled by real life examples from his neurological practice, all pointing out the wonders of our brains and what happens when something goes wrong.
anybody have further interesting reading to recommend on the subject of perception?
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Post by Pat on May 19, 2015 10:23:12 GMT -5
I have the first? Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, and learned a lot, and not just about drawing. Years ago, I was tested for R or L brain emphasis. Came out about 96% right brain. Interesting test.
I also have several books by Oliver Sacks. Wow! Fascinating!
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Post by spiritstone on May 19, 2015 10:41:27 GMT -5
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Post by snowmom on May 20, 2015 5:34:52 GMT -5
Spiritstone, my mom grew up in Arizona and didn't see snow until she was in high school, it used to be common experience for many people in warmer areas ( US and other countries) never to have experienced ice or ice cream and other frozen products many cold weather folks take for granted. Electrification of rural areas of the USA made the experience more available to everybody as refrigeration became more common. On first feeling extreme cold many people are said to have exclaimed that it was HOT! They had to learn how to interpret the input from their sense of touch.
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Post by snowmom on May 22, 2015 18:22:09 GMT -5
Prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize facial features. www.faceblind.org/facetests/I took the tests and was distressed and quite uneasy throughout the entire process. I think it is because the faces presented are not real but computer generated. I find computer illustration and computer animation upsets me. Does anybody else get uneasy when watching computer generated images? My discomfort is primarily when viewing subjects that portray living beings, whether human or animal.
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Post by jakesrocks on May 22, 2015 18:58:23 GMT -5
Here's a good explanation of left & right brain.
Now here is the truth. Remember what Jesus said: 'Goats on the left, sheep on the right' (Matthew 25:33).
Jesus also told Peter that if he wanted to catch fish do it from the right side of the boat. They did and filled the boat with fish.
John 21:6 (NIV) ... He said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some." When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish."
Origin of Left & Right... I have often wondered why it is that Conservatives are called the "right" and Liberals are called the "left".
By chance I stumbled upon this verse in the Bible: Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV) - "The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left." Thus sayeth the Lord. Amen.
It surely can't get any simpler than that.
Spelling Lesson : The last four letters in American....I Can. The last four letters in Republican....I Can. The last four letters in Democrats....Rats.
Please share this Bible Lesson with all your friends and email buddies
End of lesson ! ....Test to follow on November 6,2016 !
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Post by Fossilman on May 22, 2015 19:58:08 GMT -5
Don,that is so true!!!!!!!!!
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Post by parfive on May 22, 2015 20:23:35 GMT -5
"Origin of Left and Right" 'I have often wondered why it is that Conservatives are called the "right" and Liberals are called the "left." ' By chance I stumbled upon this verse in the Bible: "The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left." Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV) Thus sayeth the Lord. Amen. Can't get any simpler than that. Spelling Lesson The last four letters in American..........I Can The last four letters in Republican.......I Can The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats End of lesson. Test to follow in November, 2012 Remember, November is to be set aside as rodent extermination month. Oops! Clown car couldn’t handle the job. Clowns tryin’ a bus this time. .
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Post by jakesrocks on May 22, 2015 22:54:18 GMT -5
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Post by parfive on May 23, 2015 2:08:36 GMT -5
Yeah, well . . . ya gotta know your audience.
TIL why I wipe w/the right one. Thanks, Jake.
[revised to remove overt political references]
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Post by snowmom on May 23, 2015 6:35:21 GMT -5
politics, again? If I had you guys squabbling in my kitchen I'd take a broom to you all and tell you to take it outdoors!
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Post by kap on May 23, 2015 9:00:25 GMT -5
It seems to always turn out this way with threads getting hijacked off course.
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Post by parfive on May 23, 2015 15:01:35 GMT -5
Sorry bout that. I was led astray.
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Post by snowmom on May 24, 2015 5:23:21 GMT -5
Superior mirages- I have seen quite a few of these over Lake Huron since we have been here. Usually of ships traveling the shipping channels, once of some sort of structure or part of a city, we were not able to see it clearly but knew it was a mirage, it was rectangular and seemed to float in the air above the water. Can we trust what we see? even if our vision is excellent, our perception and our interpretation of what we see can be skewed. Examples: Optical illusions, a la Escher. Sleight of hand magic tricks depend on fooling our perception deliberately. others? www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/elements/supmrge.htm
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Post by snowmom on May 25, 2015 4:47:24 GMT -5
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