Visual Arts, Columbia University, New York

This course examines ways of looking and ways of seeing, both personally & professionally as artists and in a larger cultural context. Through field trips to contemporary art and other cultural sites, conversations with visiting critical thinkers and practicioners, readings, discussions, and visual & written responses, we will examine how we look, think, act, create and respond--critically questioning our own artistic practices and ways of looking at the world.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Image

An image is a visual representation of a particular subject. For instance, when one conjures up something, the picture that comes to mind is described as an image. For this reason, image is psychological, in that it is shaped by the human subconscious. A mental image is framed when one encounters a person or an object; he quickly relates that subject to something that he is either familiar with, or is self-evident. In that sense, an image that a person constructs in his brain can also be represented as an impression. The particular sensation the person has experienced aptly shapes the image of the subject. For that reason, image is active and moving, for it is guided by the psychological response of a person.
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