Specular Reflection

Jerry Orter October 2014 [spacer height=”20px”][spacer height=”20px”] SPECULAR REFLECTION INCIDENCE is equal to REFLECTION [spacer height=”40px”] In order to gain some insight into the forces that elevate certain products to the level of ‘works of art’ it is helpful, among other investigations, to look into the economic and political underpinnings of the institutions, individuals and… Continue reading Specular Reflection

Bubble as Metaphor

[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”][spacer height=”20px”][spacer height=”20px”] Metaphor[spacer height=”20px”] Conceptual metaphor: Understanding one idea in terms of another. Language about language.[spacer height=”20px”][spacer height=”20px”] Conceptual domain: Conscious or unconscious organization of experience; sensation.[spacer height=”20px”][spacer height=”20px”] Subjective: It is (feels) hot (quality)[spacer height=”20px”][spacer height=”20px”] Objective: It is 150 F. (quantity)[spacer height=”20px”][spacer height=”20px”] According to George Lakoff and Mark… Continue reading Bubble as Metaphor

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Vega: A Moment in Time

Jerry Orter January 2014 [spacer height=”20px”] I have just seen a quiet, unassuming and valuable show of photography. There are more than 30 pieces in this show. They are rich black and white examples of expertise that reveal Vega’s instincts for light, composition and the right moment. “A moment In Time” is the apt title.… Continue reading Vega: A Moment in Time

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Do you Want to Look at a Picture of the Thing we are Looking at?

[spacer height=”20px”][spacer height=”20px”] In a magazine cartoon, I think it was the New Yorker, a family on the Staten Island ferry are looking at the Statue of Liberty. The mother with android in hand says: “Do you want to look at a picture of the thing we are looking at?” In the 1966 Antonioni film… Continue reading Do you Want to Look at a Picture of the Thing we are Looking at?

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