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Sensory Investigation We scan the world with our senses - our senses process information in different ways - the intermingling of those differences define a point of information - multiple levels of meaning are inherent to each point of information we understand Knowledge Objects are initally determined through a process of extracting points of information from the world We are taught to understand what a chair is -----> CHAIR PIC. (chair highlighted in a room with word chair over it) Multiple levels of meaning develope through extended interaction and investigation We learn that there are different kinds of chairs and each has specific qualities------> PICS. OF 3 CHAIRS W/ names Standard Dinning Casual PICS. AGAIN WITH HISTORICAL info PICS. AGAIN WITH PERSONAL info As we process more information we are capable of seeing connections between objects on various levels of definition. We are taught what tables are - We are taught specific qualities--------> PICS. OF 3 TABLES W/ names - pers/his info PICS. OF CHAIRS W/ all info create links w/in groups We are able to relate previously unrelated objects through the similarities which exist between those levels - tieing the world together through subtle yet signifigant connections these things go together We are taught that chairs and tables go together (abstract concept) why? what is created when we do this?---->PICS, OF T AND C W/ INFO LINK INFO what is created and expressed physicaly and abstactly object level/ info level/ personal level NEW SET OF IMAGES SPELL OUT SENTENCE W/ INFO These kinds of connections may seem complex and tenuous, yet their prevalence in the environment is enormous We learn many objects - somethings go together some don't - sometimes it's strange----->LET LOOSE connect 3 or 4 things from 30 We learn many objects and sense connections between them --- This connectedness is an aspect of the nature of and reason for human understanding example of cultural recognition and interest in this concept and the form used to describe it - insects - recent descriptions of insects involve the fact that there are more insects in the world than any other kind of animal - their physical makeup is intricately complex - their life span is short This creates a kind of tension because as we come to know the world we must differentiate objects from each other and classify them in groups which relate, as we process info faster and begin to recognize connections on the more complex levels of definition those boundaries of classification are disrupted and we glimpse into a perspective of reality in which definition and reality itself are maliable and the maintaining of form and the structure of conciousness demands the constant use of substantial energies and is one of the most powerful forces in detemineing the coure and direction of human creativity Understanding If we begin to shift our focus from the primary level of defining an object and onto an underlying level we begin to restructure the form and meaning of our perception of the world and initiate a new primary perspective . PIC. OF CHAIR, BUILDING, STREET, FACE/PERSON, PAGES FROM VOGUE, TREE etc. LIST LEVELS OF MEANING STARTING WITH INITIAL CREATE LINKS ON ONE LEVEL (lines) CREATE LINES AS PRIMARY LEVEL AND THEN DEFINE (or list) from that point START W/ 3 BUILD A PERSPECTIVE BY ADDING TO IT FROM RE-leveled OBJECTS (images) add pictures and create a unique story of the environment as structured by these lines and by focuing on them a new visual language emerges which maintains the linear structure and edits out the other levels of meaning as secondary FOLD focuses on an object as linear structure pushing out other details and functioning as a symbol of a certain way of thinking what does this do when applied to human activity and thought as a primary means of understanding how do we treat each other how do we see ourselves if this becomes the structure we struggle with How is this related to the way we see the creative act this process of re-leveling the perspective of reality why is it important to the W.perspective What odes it say about how the W. perspective approaches human existance/reality What are other options/levels WHY IS THIS SPECIFIC LINEAR AESTHETIC RELAVANT ON A CULTURAL LEVEL AT THIS MOMENT OR IN THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT OF PERPECTIVES IN TERMS OF ALLOWING A W. PERSPECTIVE TO ADAPT AND DEVELOPE--------> computer , travel, technology the capability to solve antiquated social and political problems while We are living in an extermely new world in terms of technological development. We have the capacity to solve antiquated problems which have plagued humanity throughout history , however the application of these devlopments is tenuous and unpredictable. As age old questions are answered new problems emerge, because the answers may not be the ones predicted or desired. We are entering a new world, but it is a real world and as we chart these new currents and bypass old ones we use art and its creative force to present suggestions and alternatives to the various possibilities within the reality we perceive as we enter unknown territory, as it has always been, the future
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