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People who are born blind, what do you imagine visual art is like? (self.Blind)
submitted by snorken123
People who are born blind and have been blind your whole life, what do you think of when hearing about visual art? How do you imagine it? Is it like you imagining it being similar to music, but just that you doesn't experience it like sighted people do?
I'm sorry if this question is too weird, but I'm honestly curious as a hobby drawer and hobby photographer myself - and as a sighted and very visual person. I'm wondering if you've a concrete idea what it's like, or if you understand visual art as something abstract like emotions, god/afterlife (if you believe in that) etc.
Do you believe you understand the appeal of visual beauty although you may have not experienced it yourself personally?
I'm sorry if this question is too weird, but I'm honestly curious as a hobby drawer and hobby photographer myself - and as a sighted and very visual person. I'm wondering if you've a concrete idea what it's like, or if you understand visual art as something abstract like emotions, god/afterlife (if you believe in that) etc.
Do you believe you understand the appeal of visual beauty although you may have not experienced it yourself personally?
retrolental_morose 4 points 2y ago
Born blind here.
Anything on paper is purely informational to me. The closest I've ever got to art is appreciating the scientific orderliness of symmetrical nature of some 2d shapes or written letters
I understand the appeal of pictures and photography the abstract, perhaps akin to how I can appreciate a song sung in a foreign language. I know it's liked/hated/inspiring or whatever, but at a remove.
Anything on paper is purely informational to me. The closest I've ever got to art is appreciating the scientific orderliness of symmetrical nature of some 2d shapes or written letters
I understand the appeal of pictures and photography the abstract, perhaps akin to how I can appreciate a song sung in a foreign language. I know it's liked/hated/inspiring or whatever, but at a remove.
snorken123 [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Thanks for answer. :) It's well explained.
oncenightvaler 1 points 2y ago
I have a good friend whose an artist. She has since pursued tactile paintings and Braille cross stitch both of which I appreciated immensely.
I know art the way I know grammar, in that I can tell you facts I've memorized about impressionist vs realist art, what painter matches to which country and period, but I don't really know much of anything of how to speak art fluently.
I know art the way I know grammar, in that I can tell you facts I've memorized about impressionist vs realist art, what painter matches to which country and period, but I don't really know much of anything of how to speak art fluently.
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