Comments on: Art & Psychology: The Familiar Stranger http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/09/art-psychology-the-familiar-stranger/ A design blog with a particular emphasis on green design, design for society, and environmental technologies, Vestal Design Blog also discusses web design, product design, graphic design, and architecture. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:46:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mike Lin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/09/art-psychology-the-familiar-stranger/comment-page-1/#comment-1568 Mike Lin Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:12:01 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/09/art-psychology-the-familiar-stranger.html#comment-1568 also, for a good laugh at Walker Evans' expense, listen to this clip on NPR on Hobos : ) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5764627 (thanks Serge, futureproofed.com) also, for a good laugh at Walker Evans’ expense, listen to this clip on NPR on Hobos : )

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5764627

(thanks Serge, futureproofed.com)

]]> By: Mike Lin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/09/art-psychology-the-familiar-stranger/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Mike Lin Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:10:51 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/09/art-psychology-the-familiar-stranger.html#comment-1567 A particularly interesting part of Walker Evans' photographs is that a view into these “familiar strangers” were enabled by new technology; the now-taken-for-granted pocket camera. As you can imagine, long ago, cameras were large contraptions and Evans' photos were in a sense the first candid photos taken and displayed in this nature. It is my feeling that we are continuing on in this fashion where new technology, social networking sites, will uncover and expose new insights into society as well as create new social phenomena. A particularly interesting part of Walker Evans’ photographs is that a view into these “familiar strangers” were enabled by new technology; the now-taken-for-granted pocket camera. As you can imagine, long ago, cameras were large contraptions and Evans’ photos were in a sense the first candid photos taken and displayed in this nature.

It is my feeling that we are continuing on in this fashion where new technology, social networking sites, will uncover and expose new insights into society as well as create new social phenomena.

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