tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319167354306052803.post498264946051931960..comments2023-12-22T07:03:20.245-05:00Comments on Barbara Shoup: Drawing Boxes: Thoughts on Perspective and Point of ViewBarbara Shouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06271843514290564068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319167354306052803.post-49991601147384424512012-02-15T16:15:15.397-05:002012-02-15T16:15:15.397-05:00Great post!
I am struggling between which of two...Great post! <br /><br />I am struggling between which of two projects I should start working on--a rewrite or a new project--and I think the biggest thing that's bothering me is that the points of view are so different, and I'm not sure if I want to spend the next several months in one guy's head, or an entire family's. I thought I was struggling between the stories, but now I really think it comes down to which point of view I want to use. I still don't know, but this post is helping think about it at least. <br /><br />Hope all is well, Barb.Scott Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726476530125606267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319167354306052803.post-9043344323103621042012-02-15T10:20:25.313-05:002012-02-15T10:20:25.313-05:00Barbara, Thanks for the visual! Yes, perspective ...Barbara, Thanks for the visual! Yes, perspective and point of view do present the same issues.... and both come back to the artist/author. Frederick Franck says what makes an artist is how they "see"... <br /><br />If I was drawing a set of boxes, first I get a feel for the general mass (story plot?)..... then start separating the parts (flesh out the characters?)... some areas overlap (are in same scene), others are connected, but on the fringes (are connected to, interact with and impacted by the primary). Actually the Picasso reference is great, he gives credibility to the fractured way in which our lives work. This is what I get from Morrison's writing. <br /><br />Her writing is like intricate layers of a painting...... there is a subject, but the subject is seen from differing perspectives, yet as it integrates it gives a more powerful overall congruency... I know too abstract. <br /><br />Less abstract... the way I paint, the subject is there, but the eye is drawn past or even through the subject to the infinity beyond ... a figure caught in the veils of life vs a figure plastered against a background. <br /><br />This really resonates with me..... Thank you so much. More later.... this requires processing!Yankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886530199422908899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319167354306052803.post-29000394174446871782012-02-15T09:59:19.549-05:002012-02-15T09:59:19.549-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.private lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751307780933978376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319167354306052803.post-38683837523883349682012-02-15T09:58:23.881-05:002012-02-15T09:58:23.881-05:00Excellent post, Barbara. I'm sending your lin...Excellent post, Barbara. I'm sending your link to all of the writers in my workshop. POV questions come up all the time. Everyone knows when someone gets it wrong, but it's so complicated to explain when the rules are so often beautifully broken. Thank you for your thoughtful piece.private lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751307780933978376noreply@blogger.com