Comments on: Frequencies (Bridget Riley) http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/03/13/frequencies-bridget-riley/ Experiential aesthetics the mechanics of learning behaviour Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Phil Devine http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/03/13/frequencies-bridget-riley/#comment-1295 Phil Devine Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:58:16 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/?p=1090#comment-1295 Better as in the overlay of analogue that describes (I think?) information and how that can be controlled - To what extent do we need to control to achieve richer results that we can all interpret. But then how do we move away from personal interpretation to achieve rigor - linking back to one of my posts on critical design... And to what purpose? I like the idea of (as I mentioned in another post) design in relationships of interactions - sort of what Riley is doing but in the virtual (I think - now that I understand virtual). Better as in the overlay of analogue that describes (I think?) information and how that can be controlled – To what extent do we need to control to achieve richer results that we can all interpret. But then how do we move away from personal interpretation to achieve rigor – linking back to one of my posts on critical design… And to what purpose? I like the idea of (as I mentioned in another post) design in relationships of interactions – sort of what Riley is doing but in the virtual (I think – now that I understand virtual).

]]> By: Jen Ross http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/03/13/frequencies-bridget-riley/#comment-1293 Jen Ross Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:35:45 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/?p=1090#comment-1293 "Is this why mistakes and errors, or control of mistakes and errors result in better analogue interpretation?" Better as in richer, I wonder? “Is this why mistakes and errors, or control of mistakes and errors result in better analogue interpretation?”

Better as in richer, I wonder?

]]> By: Phil Devine http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/03/13/frequencies-bridget-riley/#comment-1165 Phil Devine Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:06:34 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/?p=1090#comment-1165 Wow - love that citation :) Is this why mistakes and errors, or control of mistakes and errors result in better analogue interpretation? Yes, isn't it odd - I've seen many of Riley's works, but Hayles (Posthuman) has woken me up to her genius! Wow – love that citation :) Is this why mistakes and errors, or control of mistakes and errors result in better analogue interpretation? Yes, isn’t it odd – I’ve seen many of Riley’s works, but Hayles (Posthuman) has woken me up to her genius!

]]> By: Jen Ross http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/03/13/frequencies-bridget-riley/#comment-1156 Jen Ross Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:16:21 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/?p=1090#comment-1156 these are amazing images. I went off to learn something about the artist, and was really surprised at the changes in her style over her career - http://www.op-art.co.uk/bridget-riley/ - the textual narrative tries to weave it together, but the chosen visuals are enchantingly disjointed. This is, I suppose, what I think about 'pattern' - it's easy enough to name it, to explain it, but, as John Law says, "making and detecting 'the right' similarities and differences is difficult, complex, and involves going to extraordinary lengths to delete 'the wrong' similarities and differences. ...realities grow out of distinctions between 'right' and 'wrong' patterns... It is this that enacts the distinction between real and unreal, and makes signal and silence. The implication is that silence and non-realities are also artful effects. They are the first steps towards avoiding dazzle and making realities." (2004, 110) Law, J. 2004. After method: Mess in social science research. Abingdon: Routledge. these are amazing images. I went off to learn something about the artist, and was really surprised at the changes in her style over her career – http://www.op-art.co.uk/bridget-riley/ – the textual narrative tries to weave it together, but the chosen visuals are enchantingly disjointed. This is, I suppose, what I think about ‘pattern’ – it’s easy enough to name it, to explain it, but, as John Law says,

“making and detecting ‘the right’ similarities and differences is difficult, complex, and involves going to extraordinary lengths to delete ‘the wrong’ similarities and differences. …realities grow out of distinctions between ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ patterns… It is this that enacts the distinction between real and unreal, and makes signal and silence. The implication is that silence and non-realities are also artful effects. They are the first steps towards avoiding dazzle and making realities.” (2004, 110)

Law, J. 2004. After method: Mess in social science research. Abingdon: Routledge.

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