The first blog I read was the iMedia "The Persistence of Memory" written by Nicole. Her blog talks about the importance of time and how it can be thought of as either a fixed concept, or a relative one. She also talked about seeing something new and having a different perspective each time someone looks at the painting.
Here is what I wrote her:
"Nicole, I really liked how you took a step back in order to analyze the painting. You didn't just point out the obvious, like "the clocks are bent and distorted," or "the painting is dark in color." You looked at it from 360 degrees. The way you dissected the concept of time, asking whether it was meant to be a rigid system of ticking, or whether it could fluid and free-form like the clocks in the painting show. Your insight to this painting made me think about the true meaning behind this work of art, and honestly, I don't even know if I can interpret its meaning. I also liked how you pointed out that every time you look at the painting, you see something you didn't notice before. That was true for me. I had to look at it about four times before I realized that there was a giant spider on the orange pocket watch. Your insight to this work of art really made me take a step back and analyze the thoughts that went in to creating this painting, and what it really means."
The second blog post I read and commented on was Chris's titled, "iMedia: Haiti." He posted a riveting picture of a man in Haiti trapped in a pile of rubble shortly after the earthquake. This photo made me see the two sides of the human mindset: "it's all about me," and "it's all about everyone else."
This is what I had to say:
"Chris, as much as I'd like to agree with you, I must say that I somewhat disagree. I can see how you might look at this picture and think, "Did the photographer only take this picture to make some quick cash?" But I saw this photo and thought "Did he/she take this picture to raise awareness?" By that I mean: is this picture meant to show that terrible things happen to innocent people? Maybe this picture is being used to raise money for those people in Haiti who are in the situations like the one the man in the photo is in, instead of the purpose of te photo being: "I took a good photo, now I can make some money." Of course, there is no way for us to know, so the argument could go either way, but I appreciate your insight into this ongoing issue. And you are right; often times the human mindset is "it's all about me," but other times, it can be all about what is best for everyone else around me."
