As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings - not run across the street and ask what my mother thinks.
Ralph BakshiRead
The eye can travel over the surface in a way parallel to the way it moves over nature. It should feel caressed and soothed, experience frictions and ruptures, glide and drift. One moment, there will be nothing to look at and the next second the canvas seems to refill, to be crowded with visual events.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the dynamic experience of viewing art, likening it to the way we observe and interact with nature.
Bridget Riley's quote highlights the intricate relationship between visual perception and artistic experience. Just as our eyes move over the diverse and ever-changing surfaces of nature, they should navigate through art with the same fluidity and sensitivity. Art should evoke sensations, transitioning between moments of emptiness and bursts of visual stimuli, mirroring the unpredictability and richness of the natural world.
Themes
ArtPerceptionVisual ExperienceNatureCanvas
In practice
Example use cases
In an art critique session to highlight the fluidity of perception.
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