tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450676110202972132.post4861119447200476738..comments2023-10-02T07:32:27.769-07:00Comments on The Metaphor Group: The Art of SurpriseTroy Camplinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450676110202972132.post-1559398956626301922008-07-10T14:25:00.000-07:002008-07-10T14:25:00.000-07:00In my dissertation, as I recall, there is a sectio...In my dissertation, as I recall, there is a section where I talk about patterns and rhythms, and how we remember both things that are patterned and/or rhythmical and things that break patterns and rhythms. Isn't this a basis of an art of surprise? Having set patterns and/or rhythms which are broken? Again, this may be easier in anything which is sequential/in a time sequence. WIth this as a criteria, can anyone think of any visual art that would fit the idea of art of surprise?Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450676110202972132.post-85003659641474560472008-06-29T16:16:00.000-07:002008-06-29T16:16:00.000-07:00This idea is more obvious in stories, where the ch...This idea is more obvious in stories, where the characters surprise you with what they do or don't do. The surprise doesn't come out of an inconsistency in their character, but quite the opposite -- it is consistent with their characters, as we learn from the story. The characters are so complex, though, that we can be surprised at what they do. We can root for someone who is far, far less than perfect, and then be surprised at what he does at the end. It's harder to figure out what this could mean with a picture, though, I do admit.Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450676110202972132.post-67177644903454727792008-06-29T14:03:00.000-07:002008-06-29T14:03:00.000-07:00Can you better define surprise for me so I can thi...Can you better define surprise for me so I can think about examples? How is it different from gimmicks? You should come over and we can look at some of my art books together. Maybe we can get find a few artists working in the same ideas.Todd Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735574643827102148noreply@blogger.com