Seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees
by Lawrence Weschler · first published 1982
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Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of The Thing One Sees, on Robert Irwin's life: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0520256093?tag=morgasuthe-20 Many lessons in discipline, joy, and taking time to see.
on “Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2013?” ↗Most recommended: - Ted Chiang - Stories of Your Life and Others. - Lawrence Weschler - Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees. A quality biography of Robert Irwin based on interviews over decades, and helps you learn to appreciate minimalist art to boot. - Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice - Kurt Vonnegut - Breakfast of Champions…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗…ticket. The more you do it, the better you get. I know, lame, right? But how do you get better? You research, you try, you fail, you get feedback, and you get better. [1] http://fontasm.tumblr.com [2] Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees (978-0520049208)
on “Classic Fonts That Will Last a Whole Design Career” ↗>Or Paul Valery: "Seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees." Practically a cliche. A great book that puts this to practice is "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". Some of the first exercises are to free hand copy a line drawing, while the picture you are…
on “Vermeer's paintings might be 350 year-old color photographs” ↗So glad "Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees" is here – one of my favorite books and the reason I became an artist ... and then stopped being an artist. One of my most referenced parts of the book describes an entire year Irwin spent in Ibiza (IIRC)…
on “YC’s Summer Reading” ↗This is the book Cassie & Craig recommend in the interview: https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Forgetting-Name-Thing-Sees/dp/... Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: Expanded Edition Do you know if there's a French version of this? For a gift. I couldn't find in my web search.
on “Employee #1: Kickstarter – AMA and Interview” ↗