Dr. T's response to Allan C's question

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Allan Carrano challenges Dr. T with a very good question:

>Is it all right if a superior work of "Art" takes second place, because 
>first place goes to a very projectable slide?  Then what has the 
>competition come down to?   What is it that is being judged? :-)

Dr. T replies:

What is being judged is what is being seen... (Great Quote # 1232)

It goes beyond slides in projection vs. slides in a viewer.  It includes 
images in print form, computer, lenticular, etc.  The viewing method has 
an enormous effect on the impact of the image being viewed.  There is no 
way around it.  To go a step further, there is no such thing as visual 
art disconnected from the way it is being viewed.  A person who lost 
sight in one or both eyes, has learned this lesson the hard way... 

Searching Dr. T's "My life and work in the Internet", I found the 
following relevant posting:

"Needless to say, the same exaclty image can have a different impact 
depending on the way that it is presented... Even if we narrow the format 
down to say, prints, what we see and the impact that it has on us will 
depend a lot on the method that we use to view it, using a viewer, parallel 
freeviewing, cross freeviewing, or over/under with a View-Magic viewer.  
Slides for example can be viewed in a viewer or by projection and have a 
very different effect.  Even in projection, the overall impression depends 
on factors like the set up used (type or projector/screen, room ambient 
illumination) and one's sitting in the room.  Even in a slide viewer the 
end result will change depending on the quality of the viewer, the 
illumination system and other factors."

Dr. T concludes:  "Images are judged based on how they look.  The viewing 
system affects the way the images look.  That's life and I see nothing 
wrong with it.  Next question? ;)"  -- George Themelis


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