Comments on: Symbology http://artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=symbology a multi-disciplinary dialog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Rob http://artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html/comment-page-1#comment-159369 Rob Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:30:31 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html#comment-159369 i've got it! a fragment of mirror to symbolise self awareness that is the shape of a diamond to signify uniqueness and it is placed in the eye to look like the reflective piece of light.. thanks for the inspiration Rob i’ve got it! a fragment of mirror to symbolise self awareness that is the shape of a diamond to signify uniqueness and it is placed in the eye to look like the reflective piece of light..

thanks for the inspiration
Rob

]]> By: Jay http://artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html/comment-page-1#comment-157715 Jay Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:22:15 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html#comment-157715 Rob: I would imagine that a quick perusal of your yellow pages will unearth, in the jewelers' section, any number of ads featuring the image of a diamond seen in cross section. It is to the jeweler what the three hanging balls are to the pawn shop. Rob:

I would imagine that a quick perusal of your yellow pages will unearth, in the jewelers’ section, any number of ads featuring the image of a diamond seen in cross section. It is to the jeweler what the three hanging balls are to the pawn shop.

]]> By: Rob http://artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html/comment-page-1#comment-157570 Rob Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:12:06 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html#comment-157570 Yes, thanks. I've been looking into some basic ideas, but i was a bit overwhelmed by the choice of adjectives and symbols associated with them. I really like that gem idea but, as Steve said i need to use a method of trial and error in order to see what will work. Thanks for your help, and if anybody thinks of any more such as the gems i would be really interested to hear them. By the way - Jay, what did you mean by the "cut diamond that appears on store signs?" i'm intrigued ;) cheers Rob Yes, thanks. I’ve been looking into some basic ideas, but i was a bit overwhelmed by the choice of adjectives and symbols associated with them. I really like that gem idea but, as Steve said i need to use a method of trial and error in order to see what will work. Thanks for your help, and if anybody thinks of any more such as the gems i would be really interested to hear them.

By the way – Jay, what did you mean by the “cut diamond that appears on store signs?” i’m intrigued ;)

cheers

Rob

]]> By: Steve Durbin http://artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html/comment-page-1#comment-157413 Steve Durbin Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:18:53 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html#comment-157413 Jay, Just saw your comment when I posted mine. Interesting we both thought of gems, even though I found it slightly surprising when it occurred to me. I wonder what others would come up with. ??? Jay,

Just saw your comment when I posted mine. Interesting we both thought of gems, even though I found it slightly surprising when it occurred to me. I wonder what others would come up with. ???

]]> By: Steve Durbin http://artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html/comment-page-1#comment-157411 Steve Durbin Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:14:59 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html#comment-157411 Rob, I would hesitate to suggest anything, because such a significant thing has to come from you. Of course, anything I could suggest or you could use will have been used by someone before, anyway. The point is to make it your own by the way you actually, physically paint it. I can come up with lots of things I think of in association with those words: a colorful bird in song; a silken cloth draped on the breeze; a flowering vine growing in the woods; an elegant crystal springing from the rock; and so on. Perhaps some are more conventional, but in all cases they work (or don't) by the <em>way</em> they are painted, the precise shapes and colors that are used. Whatever you choose <em>becomes</em> the symbol you're looking for. If I were trying to select a personal symbol as you are, I would consider all kinds of objects that come to eye or to mind, and imagine applying those adjectives, and try to feel what seems right for me. Then see what I come up with painting it. Happy hunting! Rob,

I would hesitate to suggest anything, because such a significant thing has to come from you. Of course, anything I could suggest or you could use will have been used by someone before, anyway. The point is to make it your own by the way you actually, physically paint it. I can come up with lots of things I think of in association with those words: a colorful bird in song; a silken cloth draped on the breeze; a flowering vine growing in the woods; an elegant crystal springing from the rock; and so on. Perhaps some are more conventional, but in all cases they work (or don’t) by the way they are painted, the precise shapes and colors that are used. Whatever you choose becomes the symbol you’re looking for. If I were trying to select a personal symbol as you are, I would consider all kinds of objects that come to eye or to mind, and imagine applying those adjectives, and try to feel what seems right for me. Then see what I come up with painting it. Happy hunting!

]]> By: Jay http://artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html/comment-page-1#comment-157406 Jay Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:08:59 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html#comment-157406 Rob: How about that cut diamond in profile that you see on virtually every jewelry store sign? Rob:

How about that cut diamond in profile that you see on virtually every jewelry store sign?

]]> By: Rob http://artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html/comment-page-1#comment-157356 Rob Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:44:07 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/03/symbology.html#comment-157356 That sounds really interesting, Steve. I'm doing a piece on myself and i'm trying to find the right symbology to use. It's a self portrait that's realisic from far away, but if you get up close you can see the detail and many things that represent me. In the right eye of the portrait i'm thinking of placing a symbol. Some form of inkeeping object that will stand out as important to me. I've done a little questionnaire to find out what words represent me and people have come up with: unique, creative, singing, talented, artistic, different and colourful. does anybody know of any symbols that i could associate with these words? thanks a lot Rob That sounds really interesting, Steve. I’m doing a piece on myself and i’m trying to find the right symbology to use. It’s a self portrait that’s realisic from far away, but if you get up close you can see the detail and many things that represent me. In the right eye of the portrait i’m thinking of placing a symbol. Some form of inkeeping object that will stand out as important to me. I’ve done a little questionnaire to find out what words represent me and people have come up with:

unique, creative, singing, talented, artistic, different and colourful.

does anybody know of any symbols that i could associate with these words?

thanks a lot

Rob

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