Thursday, November 8, 2012

To Gaze

gaze |gāz|verb [ intrans. ]look steadily and intently, esp. in admiration, surprise, or thought : he could only gaze at her in astonishment.nouna steady intent look : he turned, following her gaze | offices screened from the public gaze.• [in sing. ] (in literary theory) a particular perspective taken to embody certain aspects of the relationship between observer and observed, esp. as reflected in the way in which an author or filmdirector (unconsciously or otherwise) directs attention : the male gaze.DERIVATIVESgazer nounORIGIN late Middle English : perhaps related to obsolete gaw (seegawk ).



Time to gaze, sunset on the pond, Nov . 2012

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  1. rObfOsNovember 8, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    This image immediately reminds me of the work of Australian Indigenous artist Lin Onus (d). You should check him out on the web, I think you'd like what he did.

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    1. Liz Davidson / Artist NotebookNovember 10, 2012 at 8:01 AM

      Thanks so much for the link, really enjoying his work. Another great discovery.

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  2. Anna MavromatisNovember 12, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Magical...

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    1. Liz Davidson / Artist NotebookNovember 14, 2012 at 7:15 AM

      Thanks Anna, I can see why the Victorians loved gazing balls, the pond is mine.

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