Keane raised the question: “How does the blurring of objects, or viewing objects from a distance, (specifically block imagery) paradoxically aid in our recognition process?” I believe that in this case, the close up viewer's perceptions are clouded by mass input. A brain can only handle a certain amount of information. We filter excess information both physically (in our sense organs) and mentally (by only processing some information and forgetting other). The close up viewer is not filtering enough information for our brains to start recognizing the patterns at a more distant level. Instead, the close up viewer's brain is recognizing the patterns at the smaller levels, losing sight of the bigger picture.
This is the case in the perceptions of sound, and maybe the perceptions of concepts. A thinker can move to different levels of abstraction of the same concept and discover new meaning. Do you think this is the same thing or an analogy of what is occurring with those paintings?
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In this particular case, I think our brain is doing more "filling in" than "filtering" even though there is an enormous amount of information in front of us. I've attempted to flush it out in a blog. I think your conceptual analogy is right on.
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