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Bongo Tree

My perception of bongo drums as a part of this coral tree is another good example of iconic vision meaning seeing an icon or concrete image before perceiving the whole gestalt;in this case I perceived two bongo drums and a small arm and hand on the right playing the instrument in the middle of a busy Los Angeles street lined with coral trees. Anpther example of an iconic image is my photo of a giant walking through the woods that I perceived before I saw the tree that gave him form. Many of my anthropomorphic images exemplify this special perceptual sense. People have this type of vision or have the potential to develop it if they pay attention to seeing images that would be apparent if the individual was interested in focusing on this type of perceptual vision. If Charlie or a friend did not know me so well, it would be startling when I ask them to stop the car so I can take a picture of a woman playing bongo drums in the middle of a crowded street. If the images were not recogniziable after I shot the picture, I would be in serious need of a reality check. Seeing the unusual makes photography more interesting to me as well as projecting into ambiguous imagery what I see given my training to interpret the Rorschach, a standard projective test administered by Psychologists often referred to as the inkblot test.

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artistinthecountry 17 Jun 2009

Too Kool, Love it, I also saw a squirrel and a horse eye

Redjaine 13 Oct 2007

isn't it strange the way each individual takes different things from any peice of 'art' be it a picture, a poem, a film ... whatever ... I see a squirrel ... but I love the pik .. so all is well

Cindy Lemoi 20 Aug 2007

My pic of the day. This is just way to cool ! I love this Julie.

Emily Reed 20 Aug 2007

AWESOME TREE MACRO!

Joanna Jungjohann 20 Aug 2007

LOL, RIGHT ON!~

Artist Reply: Thanks. I forgot to add that she also did a reading by the beat poets to accompany her innovative style on the bongo drums!!