Fiedler reading

I found this reading pretty interesting. I definitely agree with Fiedler's idea that, when looking at something, as soon as we think we know what the thing is we stop really looking at it. This is an idea that I have been thinking about for a while in relation to art. This idea also relates in my mind to the main idea in Aldous Huxley's Doors of Perception, which is basically the concept that when we perceive, we are not able to take in all the information that is available. There is so much complexity in the world around us that we would go insane if we tried to perceive it all (which is basically what happens under the influence of a drug like lsd). Instead, our perception is limited in order for us to be able to conceptualize the information that we need in order to adequately go through daily life, and not much more. Fiedler's concept is similar but he is talking more about the conflict between perception and conception and how artists must be able to cope with this. I also found it interesting to read his discussion of how peoples' visual memories are insufficient because they do not perceive completely. I found this to be particularly relevant to me as an artist because I am interested in working from my imagination, which requires being able to remember visual information.