Despite the title, this is not actually a post about commas; I just wanted to point out how one can change "class" from an adjective to a noun by simply placing a comma. Yay, English!
I really enjoyed the short little tidbit we got into about subliminal messaging. Sadly, I think the term "subliminal message" gets a little lost under all the government conspiracy theorists and alien gurus claiming to have been controlled by the kitty litter commercial containing a code in the signal. But subliminal messaging can be a legit thing and artwork most definitely can reflect it. For example, say I don't want to draw a flower because it's boring and repetitive and too pretty for my mood or whatever. So I go on to do my piece and in the end it comes out with an overall pattern of five rounded shapes on top and a long oval on bottom - a flower shape. Because I told myself over and over again that I didn't want anything to do with a flower, one appears anyway because it was on my mind.
So how can this help in future art endeavors? Well, it's certainly something to be aware, if not cautious, of. If I really don't want to do a flower then I can remind myself that one could show up and try to think of other things instead of concentrating on not doing a flower. It can also be used positively; as in if I want the viewer to feel sad I can put the image in tones of blue.
I think it would be interesting to think of something but not paint it and see if it still shows up anyway, be it in the negative space around objects or in shared colors. That's most certainly worth a try.
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