Comments on: art for the eyes and ears http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/thoughts/art-for-the-eyes-and-ears.htm Thoughts and art of Daniel Sroka, whose abstract photography reveals the physical and spiritual grace of the simplest elements of nature. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cynthia http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/thoughts/art-for-the-eyes-and-ears.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27858 cynthia Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:27:11 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/art/art-for-the-eyes-and-ears.htm#comment-27858 Interesting, I depend on music to make my work and it often moves me in an expansive mind altering way. Granted, I make what most people label craft and am often not trying to say anything. Rather, I'm trying to make a connection with a person who might be moved to integrate my work into their daily lives. That's a huge motivation for me. As I look around my home I'm thinking about what motivated me to actually buy some of the work hanging on my walls. It's emotional for sure. Interesting, I depend on music to make my work and it often moves me in an expansive mind altering way. Granted, I make what most people label craft and am often not trying to say anything. Rather, I’m trying to make a connection with a person who might be moved to integrate my work into their daily lives. That’s a huge motivation for me.

As I look around my home I’m thinking about what motivated me to actually buy some of the work hanging on my walls. It’s emotional for sure.

]]> By: Daniel Sroka http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/thoughts/art-for-the-eyes-and-ears.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27857 Daniel Sroka Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:49:36 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/art/art-for-the-eyes-and-ears.htm#comment-27857 Paul, for a really good discussion about abstract vs representational art, I recommend Scott McCloud's book <a href='http://www.scottmccloud.com/store/books/uc.html'>Understanding Comics</a>. Although technically about comics, it contains the best discussions of art, perception and creativity. Paul, for a really good discussion about abstract vs representational art, I recommend Scott McCloud’s book Understanding Comics. Although technically about comics, it contains the best discussions of art, perception and creativity.

]]> By: Paul Grecian http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/thoughts/art-for-the-eyes-and-ears.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27856 Paul Grecian Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:40:47 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/art/art-for-the-eyes-and-ears.htm#comment-27856 I think part of it is also that humans are visually oriented. We need to really understand what we are looking at and so try to make sense of things we see in a way that we may not with sounds. I think this is the reason that abstract art has a harder time of acceptance than realism. However, abstract art may also allow for more interpretation. It is also the case that the human mind is geared to move on visually once it has gleened any important information it can from a scene. Otherwise we would become fixated and more prone to miss possible dangers. I think part of it is also that humans are visually oriented. We need to really understand what we are looking at and so try to make sense of things we see in a way that we may not with sounds. I think this is the reason that abstract art has a harder time of acceptance than realism. However, abstract art may also allow for more interpretation. It is also the case that the human mind is geared to move on visually once it has gleened any important information it can from a scene. Otherwise we would become fixated and more prone to miss possible dangers.

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