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These
works are examples of visual music. The method of construction is to
build a liniar 'score' on the surface and then allow these lines and
their intersections to govern the spaces in between the lines using a
number of rules to establish and manipulate the space, creat visual
heirarchies, employ the use of motif and repetition, transparency, and
create dynamic flow. The idea of enjoying these works is based on the
fact that most of what we see is out of focus until our focal
point arrives at it. Our understanding of an image is based not
only on an immediate 'thunbnail' grasp of the image as a whole, but
more importantly, on the aquisition of the image in our mind by the
accumulation of thousands of focalized experiences as our eye moves
about the image. This is similar to the idea that we can see a page of
text all at once, but we have to scan accross each individual line with
our focal point in order to actually read it. Thus we experience a
painting, not in a single moment but across time. These paintings seek
to exploit that time by directing the eye of the viewer around the
painting, leading to a multitude of music-like experiences intended for
the eye.
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