Metaphors on Vision

     From an early age we are taught what is beautiful, what is normal, what is right, and what is wrong. In a way we become the reflection of our own society. Brakhage writes about seeing with the unprejudiced eye, and that is something very new for me to grasp. As an ATEC student, the product we produce for class is very straight forward. There really is no need for deep interpretation, as things are more black and white.  'Art' is a three letter word, so simple yet, so broad. What is now 'normal' or 'mainstream' was once something new and undiscovered. 

     Brakhage writes that "one can never go back...after the loss of innocence," and I don't know if I fully agree with that. In a way I am trying to unlearn what have been taught to me, and open up to something new which is allowing me to let my emotion flow freely. With abstract art, I must approach it differently. I approach a piece as if it's an open canvas, and I allow my emotion and feeling interpret the piece before my mind. It's similar to the way I interpret classical music, you have to lose yourself in the piece to really appreciate it.