Through the Mind’s Eye

I’ve always felt that it’s not what you use to create art – a paintbrush, a musical instrument, the physical body, a camera – but how that tool of expression is used to convey a uniquely personal view of the world.

Especially with photography, you can literally look through the lens of how someone perceived their surroundings at an instant in time. Because that time is suspended, we can study the perspective, roll it around on our tongue, see if it appeals to our particular taste. Often we learn something new, if only because we’re looking through an alternate prism, and different points of view tend to more fully enlighten a subject.

Writing is much the same way, except that it leaves the artist even more “exposed.” It’s not just an image they’re painting, or a picture they’re taking; it’s a sequence of mental impressions strung together through words to convey a personal view, using the reader’s imagination as canvas. Thank you for joining me in the art of dialog on a variety of relevant topics.

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