Amy Herman: A lesson on looking
آيمي هيرمان: درس في كيفية النظر
By showing people how to look closely at painting, sculpture and photography, Amy Herman helps them hone their visual intelligence to recognize the most pertinent and useful information as well as recognize biases that impede decision making. Full bio
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طويلة في صندوق خشبي أو كما تعرف بساعة الجد
to be a grandfather clock
that this entire work of art
Honduras mahogany.
من الخشب المبيض الماهوجني الهندروراسي.
about looking at sculpture.
that looking closely can save a life,
يمكن أن ينقذ حياة أحدهم،
why your children behave the way they do.
بالطريقة التي يتصرفون بها.
visual intelligence,
to those for whom looking is the job,
الذين وظيفتهم هي النظر والبحث،
detectives and trauma nurses.
والمحققين في جرائم القتل وممرضات الصدمة.
you might be at looking,
التي قد تكون لديكم في النظر،
to learn about seeing.
in a first glance and a sudden flash,
من الوهلة الأولى واللحظة المفاجئة،
how to look slowly
هي في فهم كيفية النظر ببطء
that demand our attention --
التي تتطلب اهتماماتنا...
those lenses to help us see
وننظر خلال تلك العدسات كي تساعدنا على رؤية
and sculpture help?
والمنحوتات أن يساعدنا؟
that engages both sight and insight
الذي نحن فيه وما الذي نراه.
of where we are and what we see.
that visual intelligence --
seemingly abstract painting,
in person thousands of times,
of marble a third of the way up,
في ثلث النصب العلوي،
at it out of context
أن نظرتُ إليه كشيء خارج عن مكانته
المتعلقة بأيقونة العمارة هذه
of this architectural icon made me realize
and eye-opening perspective.
أن الفن ينتمي إلى متاحف الفن فقط.
that art just belongs in an art museum.
use beyond its aesthetic value.
خارج حدود قيمته الجمالية.
in every audience I teach.
في كل جمهور أقوم بتدريسه.
their legs are crossed,
وأرجلهم متشابكة،
from this lady who talks fast
التي تتحدث بسرعة
ذا صلة بالنسبة إليهم؟
at the work of art,
about what they see.
that this entire work of art
interesting to some of you,
with the work that these people do?
multiple times on a daily basis,
عدة مرات يوميًا،
at asking questions
في طرح الأسئلة
the question in such a way
that we need to do our jobs,
التي نحتاجها للقيام بأعمالنا،
spaces in a painting
more discreet abnormalities in an MRI.
في التصوير بالرنين المغناطيسي.
that understanding the emotional dynamic
أن فهم العواطف الحيوية
at a domestic violence crime scene,
في مكان وقوع جرائم العنف المنزلي،
before drawing and firing his weapon.
قبل سحب سلاحه وإطلاق النار.
absences of color in paintings
لرؤية غياب اللون في اللوحات
what their children say to them
more visually intelligent?
بالمزيد من الذكاء البصري؟
in a memo, in a text, in an email.
وفي مذكرة وفي نص كتابي وفي بريد الكتروني.
seeing and looking plays
كل من الرؤية والنظر
can really improve everything.
بالفعل تحسين كل شيء.
كان لديّ مجموعة من مسؤولي مكافحة الإرهاب
of counterterrorism officials
"The Purification of the Temple,"
(The Purification of the Temple).
in a sweeping and violent gesture,
في حركة دائرية عنيفة،
from the temple of prayer.
had five minutes with that painting,
خمس دقائق مع اللوحة،
they had to assess the situation,
كان عليهم تقييم الوضع،
in that painting.
موجودين في تلك اللوحة.
observations and insights differed.
came from a seasoned cop
من شرطيٍ محنك،
he's causing all the trouble."
فهو مسبب كل المشكلة".
vehicle to rethink how we solve problems
كي نعيد التفكير بكيفية حلنا للمشاكل
of Felix Gonzalez-Torres,
(Felix Gonzalez-Torres).
in perfect synchronicity.
second hand perfectly aligned.
والثانية متوافقة بإتقان،
and they're touching,
"'Untitled' (Perfect Lovers)."
"بلا لقب (عشاق مثاليون)."
battery-operated clocks,
is going to stop before the other.
to slow down and die before the other
عن العمل قبل الأخرى
the symmetry of the artwork."
of a contingency plan.
for the unforeseen,
our visual intelligence
ذكائنا البصري
and the small details
(Rene Magritte)،
under the train,
in the candlesticks
describes the painting
there's a train coming out of a fireplace,
"حسنًا! يوجد قطار خارج من الموقد،
أن نذكر ما هو غير موجود،
to say what isn't there,
about visual intelligence
that the boat had flipped over
investigators look for what is apparent,
عما هو ظاهر،
did something different.
which is harder to do.
والقيام بذلك أكثر صعوبة.
tipped flipped over --
at one end of the boat
في نهاية واحدة للقارب
but critical observation,
ولكنها بالغة الأهمية،
from accidental death to homicide.
من موت عرضي إلى جريمة قتل.
to saying what isn't there
where they may not be apparent.
حيث قد لا تكون ظاهرة.
للفنانة ماريا وات (Maria Watt).
connections in everyday objects
أن إيجاد صلات مخفية في أشياء يومية
from all different people
من كل الناس المختلفين
of the blankets write, on a tag,
the blanket to the family.
had been used for baby blankets,
as picnic blankets,
that they play.
to the outside world.
أنه يوجد صلة مع العالم الخارجي.
in the outside world
with that connection in mind.
مع أخذ هذه الصلة بعين الاعتبار.
are connected as humans
as doctor and patient.
an overhaul in looking.
إجراء مراجعة شاملة عند النظر.
of building a brick wall
(Jorge Méndez Blake ) لبناء جدار من الطوب
القلعة (El Castillo)
can be subtle and yet invaluable.
أن تكون دقيقة وفوق ذلك ثمينة.
how it disrupted the symmetry
to the end of the sculpture,
الذي تصلون فيه إلى نهاية المنحوتة،
in its entirety,
of the work's disruption on the bricks
for over 15 years,
منذ أكثر من 15 عامًا،
and astonishment --
and amazement,
with a critical eye
of uncharted waters,
غير المألوف لنا وعندما ينقصنا الخبرة،
تسيرُ الأمور على نحوٍ خاطىء.
of what it is that we observe,
into actionable knowledge.
إلى معرفة قابلة للتنفيذ.
of tables standing sentinel
لحارس الطاولات الواقف
of post-Katrina floodwaters
مياه الفياضانات في أعقاب كاترينا
to act affirmatively
the professional spectrum
من خلال الطيف المهني،
creativity and innovation,
على تشجيع الابداع والابتكار،
where they may not be apparent,
حيث قد لا تكون جلية،
and the world writ large
والعالم بشكل واضح وجلي
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Amy Herman - Visual educatorBy showing people how to look closely at painting, sculpture and photography, Amy Herman helps them hone their visual intelligence to recognize the most pertinent and useful information as well as recognize biases that impede decision making.
Why you should listen
Amy Herman is a lawyer and art historian who uses works of art to sharpen observation, analysis and communication skills. She developed her Art of Perception seminar in 2000 to improve medical students' observation and communication skills with their patients when she was the head of education at The Frick Collection in New York City. She subsequently adapted the program for a wide range of professionals and leads sessions internationally for the New York City Police Department, the FBI, the French National Police, the Department of Defense, Interpol, the State Department, Fortune 500 companies, first responders, the military and the intelligence community. In her highly participatory presentation, she demonstrates the relevance of visual literacy across the professional spectrum and how the analysis of works of art affords participants in her program an innovative way to refresh their sense of critical inquiry and reconsider the skills necessary for improved performance and effective leadership. The program has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, "The CBS Evening News" and Smithsonian Magazine, among others.
Herman holds an AB, a JD and an MA in art history. Her book, Visual Intelligence, was published in May 2016 and was on both the New York Times and Washington Post bestseller lists.
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