tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post8576099777147650854..comments2024-03-28T03:54:09.950-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: A New Textile: "Brown/Black Ground"Altoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-40695683533363135782011-04-28T16:02:46.377-04:002011-04-28T16:02:46.377-04:00thanks so much, cooterhollow.thanks so much, cooterhollow.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-10660962227230110322011-04-28T09:57:18.502-04:002011-04-28T09:57:18.502-04:00This is just a gorgeous piece, no matter how I loo...This is just a gorgeous piece, no matter how I look at it (I can stare long enough, stereogram-style, and recess or un-recess (un-cess? cess?) the black. I can't imagine seeing it live. Well done!cooterhollowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082902306434196897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-2500030900639005702011-04-27T21:51:27.029-04:002011-04-27T21:51:27.029-04:00thank you Myrna, for the lovely comment.
Mira, Eth...thank you Myrna, for the lovely comment.<br />Mira, Ethan and Kim, it seems that each of you has a different visual reading, balancing each other out. I love how none of us see exactly the same thing. If this is true with this simple work, I imagine it happens so much more with more complexity.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-48008097931854723612011-04-27T10:30:44.677-04:002011-04-27T10:30:44.677-04:00Meditative and sitting still.
A peaceful but not l...Meditative and sitting still.<br />A peaceful but not letting go image.<br /><br />MyrnaMyrna Burkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222550574332505043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-79948519446607867062011-04-27T06:17:34.793-04:002011-04-27T06:17:34.793-04:00Knowing it's a rug(let) activates that memory ...Knowing it's a rug(let) activates that memory recognition, so I first read it as the black popping on top of a rug textured background. My experience with rugs tells me they have a certain relationship to the place they sit on. Of course one can make the perception switch at will; but my initial reading was as above (pun).Kimhttp://web.mac.com/kimdo1/iWeb/Paris%20Site/Welcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-10035407566029590422011-04-26T22:30:17.607-04:002011-04-26T22:30:17.607-04:00For me, the vertical, brown border course seems to...For me, the vertical, brown border course seems to create a curb, setting the black field below. If it weren't but for this visual information I think the balance very well gaged.Ethan Planknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-32169417534512872272011-04-26T21:34:11.858-04:002011-04-26T21:34:11.858-04:00The black is like a picture in a frame, so it impl...The black is like a picture in a frame, so it implies recession, but then jumps forward slightly, in a sort of sneaky way.M.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10635361461036123919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-82295711121005022172011-04-26T20:49:36.299-04:002011-04-26T20:49:36.299-04:00Susan, perfect. "doesn't want to stay tha...Susan, perfect. "doesn't want to stay that way".<br />john, I actually chose the variegated black so that it would have more to catch the eye instead of just sitting back. At least that was my idea: the varied black would compete with the warm brighter brown. <br />there are enough different responses to make me happy.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-86146336101571624902011-04-26T20:12:38.024-04:002011-04-26T20:12:38.024-04:00It seems like the heathering of the black gives th...It seems like the heathering of the black gives the eye something to focus on. So the black doesn't play the trick you wanted. I think that happens when the brain is searching for where to settle, like an auto focus lens. Great concept...more black dye. Beautiful Brown.john s. fairleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482121046821342634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-274452920974720452011-04-26T19:58:01.096-04:002011-04-26T19:58:01.096-04:00For me, the black is recessed, though it doesn'...For me, the black is recessed, though it doesn't want to stay that way. This piece is very beautiful to me.Susan Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249426819285565971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-16351914268408221562011-04-26T17:34:45.801-04:002011-04-26T17:34:45.801-04:00It's so interesting to read these comments, se...It's so interesting to read these comments, seeing the same work so differently. On Facebook a couple of people see the black as recessed. <br />As you say Richard "but there ya go"!Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-91303339354445737692011-04-26T17:19:07.724-04:002011-04-26T17:19:07.724-04:00The black hovers over the brown when I look at it,...The black hovers over the brown when I look at it, Altoon. Seems counterintuitive, but there ya go. Maybe the brown isn't as aggressive a color, so it can't advance. I've always enjoyed those colors together, but I've never saw them work together in this way before. Thanks.Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-42131453716510234832011-04-26T17:03:58.679-04:002011-04-26T17:03:58.679-04:00I think they are balanced. I do see the background...I think they are balanced. I do see the background as holding the figure/dark, but they exist on the same plane for me, spatially. One does not recede or come forward over the other. This is, of course, while looking at it on my monitor. I hesitate to judge from this machine.Jean Koellernoreply@blogger.com