tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17520917.post113189117418150244..comments2023-05-10T11:37:16.077+02:00Comments on Impart Art - Daily: Mirror, mirrorMary Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14919523046521696675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17520917.post-1131973620023282872005-11-14T15:07:00.000+02:002005-11-14T15:07:00.000+02:00Thanks Rei--I'll have to check out those links.One...Thanks Rei--I'll have to check out those links.<BR/><BR/>One thing that I didn't deal with in the post is the intetional unease that painters can create with composition--it could be that Van Gogh wanted that result with the tenuous balance in this image. After all, he was a kind of zealot, and quite likely didn't approve of those hanginag out in the <I>Night Cafe</I>.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919523046521696675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17520917.post-1131965612702400002005-11-14T12:53:00.000+02:002005-11-14T12:53:00.000+02:00Hi Mary Ann!I came across your blog from Matthew's...Hi Mary Ann!<BR/><BR/>I came across your blog from Matthew's. I just wanted to say that I prefer the reverse image of Van Gogh's original (Although most of Van Gogh's art gives me a sense of discomfort). <BR/><BR/>To me the reverse image doesn't seem as cluttered as the original and the lines slanting to the right in the reverse image is more preferable. But since I'm generally illiterate in Japanese, I would have predicted the opposite.<BR/><BR/>Another interesting article I read about cultural perspectives, if you're interested:<BR/>How Culture Molds Habits of Thought (http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/health/080800hth-behavior-culture.html)<BR/><BR/>The same researcher also authored a book called The Geography of Thought: Why We Think the Way We Do (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743216466/002-2750553-5169607?v=glance)<BR/><BR/>--reiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com