Right and Left Brain, Word/Picture Experiments

Written words record and communicate our experiences after they occur. It is our attempt to make permanent and transmit our feelings and ideas to others. No matter how specific we want to be, or think we are, written language describes and explains our world out of sequence with real time. There are limitations.

The eyes are sensory organs. The visual side of our brain allows us to recognize and experience our world with specificity in real time. Vision has limitations too. It is very specific to an individual. We cannot see exactly the same things from the same place at the same time.

Vision is necessary to react and respond to situations as they occur in real time. Written words are necessary to communicate thoughts and ideas after they occur. Together, they give us the ability to experience time, and life, in very different ways. Perhaps, in concert with our other senses, they form the roots of our imagination.

Perception - Hybrid Images & MIT

The facial expressions of this image will change from different viewing distances. Up close viewing reveals one expression. Further back, the expression changes. What's this all about anyway?

"Hybrid images change interpretation as a function of viewing distance. Hybrids combine the low-spatial frequencies of one picture with the high spatial frequencies of another picture producing an image with an interpretation that changes with viewing distance. In this figure, the people may appear sad, up close, but step back a few meters and look at the expressions again."

Exploring the complexities of the brain and vision leads to some surprising and remarkable findings. For the visual artist, this information encourages a deeper understanding and appreciation for the complexities and possibilities of perception while reaching across academic disciplines.

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