Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Transition

What is the definition of Transition, whose Latin meaning is "to go across". What if transitioning serves as a means of connection, as its existence is based on the acknowledgment of "the binary"/ the opposites. So what are we connecting? Dots?
Possibly. Since the harmonious co-existence of two distinct opposites are vital (Ying & Yang), any negative-ness is apart of the positive. Its final completion is dictated by the natural processes as oppose to what we dictate. In other words, no matter what the original intention is, the conclusion will be self determined. Lets take the relationship between White and Black as an example. White is only positive when placed in contrast to black, since it becomes negative when black is viewed from another viewpoint. Despite their oppositions, they are dependant on each other. Just as noticed with the optical illusion above, white tries to supply black as a balance. However, their proximity may contribute to the loss of definition/ clarity. The fusion between the contrasting hues is already modified by the action of contrast, and thus destroying the physical form defined by them. Yet, it is because of the presence of greyness (fusion from contrast) that clarity is preserved. Thus, the appearance of the grey dots? Scientifically explained - the eye and brain is playing tricks on each other. However really it is the contrast of the black and white, highlighting the deception cause by the perception of depth.

like so:


"whenever a color contains greyness, it has its intangible content of its opposite and thus is capable of harmonizing with its opposite at ease...the more greyness a color has, the more it loses its tangible being and the more variety potential it has."

Greyness therefore represents the acknowledgement of the co-existence of these two different values. For white is not white without the existence of black, the same kind of grayish surface will appear brighter in contrast with black but darker in contrast with white. -- This same concept also applies for Solids and Voids. even though voids are often regarded as negative, it is more important as it is always capable of being filled by the solid.

think i'll stop now. not sure where i'm going with this...

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