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The article seems to be claiming that artists are different for the attention they give to detail. True enough I guess. The way humans look at the world is perc
by Daub 5y ago
The article seems to be claiming that artists are different for the attention they give to detail. True enough I guess. The way humans look at the world is perceptual, whilst artists (a sub-class of human) tend to employ a more optical approach.
This is supported by this lovely paper looking at the difference between how artists look at images and how non-artists look at the same image:
Mao D, Kakarala R, Rajan D, Castleman SL. Understanding Photographic Composition through Data-driven Approaches. InVISAPP (2) 2010 (pp. 425-430).
https://www.scitepress.org/Papers/2010/28421/28421.pdf https://www.scitepress.org/Papers/2010/28421/28421.pdf
(Of course they used an eye tracker)
In brief... non-artists dwell on regions of obvious interest (faces, bodies etc), whilst the way artists look is more wide-ranging. They may find a lamppost behind the human subject as interesting at the human.
- dictateawayyyee 5y agoTo be fair, lampposts are extremely interesting. They're a bit unusual. They must exist in urban areas, but their form doesn't really matter as long as they can provide light. Sure, highways and parking lots have cookie-cutter mini stadium lights. Sidewalk/street lights can vary a lot based on locality, though. My favorites are the variations on spherical lamps with domed tops. Overdone ironwork is a close second.