This was an amazing programme on TV the other evening. It was presented by a scientist who looked at various items of research such as tracking eye patterns over a piece of art, what colour was favourite amongst the viewing public, what happened in people's brains when they viewed art - all to see if a formula for a masterpiece could be evolved. At the end of the programme the presenter attempted to put all he had learnt into a piece of art in collaboration with an artist who ended up actually putting paint onto the canvas for him. I won't spoil the punchline - but suffice it to say that the word "humanity" figured heavily in the result.
If you haven't seen it, look out for a repeat - it is well worth the hour - an informative and very interesting hour - no matter what your particular form of creativity is.
P S an apology to readers
I had great trouble posting my last post "Logbooks and sketchbooks". I am still not sure what I was doing wrong, but kept losing what I had typed and had to start again. Still this, together with the fact that I am a two finger typist, is no excuse for mistakes especially spelling. So one of my promises to myself is to be more careful and remember to spell check etc before I post.
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