IV the Economy
if Vision
4 Testimonies
of Art
P.101, Line 24
“ In a
photograph the information conveyed to a normal eye will be restricted by the
resolution of the lens, the grain of the film and the size of the image ; in an
illustration, as we have seen, the ‘screen’ sets further limits to the detail
that cab be recorded.”
- - It
is interesting to understand the different resolution between a photograph and
illustration. A resolution of a photograph is based on the lens, film and the
size, meaning that the resolution could be change at anytime. So when we zoom in the photograph, we can see
the pixel of each element. Similarly, when we look closed up to the detail of
the object. It shows something different from normal eyes. For illustration, in
the message. I could understand that there is no limit of resolution and it is
not relied on any elements.
“Like all
artists with a sound naturalistic training, he has no problem with the’
disappearance’ through distance, showing the similar reduction of information
which results from lack of light. The shadows ‘blot out’ the patterns more abruptly
than does distance. Even in proximity, however, he cannot five us a full
inventory of all the motifs on the walls because their infinite complexity
would defeat his medium and his patience.”
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This
paragraph indicated the important of light. Without light we can’t really see
anything. The interesting part would be the ‘disappearance through distance’.
Far distance is not a problem of visualize an object, even thought it reduce
the information. But what really affects the resolution is the lack of light. I
like when he mention about the patience of seeing the motifs on the wall. It is
true; people rarely focus on the motifs, infinite complexity and tiny details
on particular object such as an Inscription from the Alhambra. This is the
passage that relevance to my Carpriccio that is the reduction of information
would create a new visual image but it has not lost its content. And I think
‘light’ is the control of resolution as well.
