Amy Herman: A lesson on looking
ایمی هرمان: درسی در مورد نگاه کردن
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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to be a grandfather clock
ساعت پدربزرگ است
that this entire work of art
Honduras mahogany.
ماهون هندوراسی است که سفید شده.
about looking at sculpture.
that looking closely can save a life,
میتواند یک زندگی را نجات دهد،
why your children behave the way they do.
چرا بچههایتان این گونه رفتار میکنند.
visual intelligence,
آن را هوش بینایی میگذارم،
به بقیه استفاده میکنم،
to those for whom looking is the job,
نگاه کردن شغلشان است،
detectives and trauma nurses.
جنایی و پرستاران کسانی که سانحه دیدهاند.
you might be at looking,
شما در نگاه کردن چقدر مهارت دارید،
to learn about seeing.
راجع به دیدن یاد بگیرید.
in a first glance and a sudden flash,
در یک نگاه اول سریع همه چیز را میفهمیم،
how to look slowly
that demand our attention --
روزانه که توجه ما را میطلبد --
those lenses to help us see
نگاه کنیم تا برای دیدن به ما کمک کند
عادی از دست میرود.
and sculpture help?
that engages both sight and insight
و هم بینش را درگیر میکند
of where we are and what we see.
و چه میبینیم قالب جدید میبخشید.
that visual intelligence --
در آن به درجه استادی نمیرسیم.
seemingly abstract painting,
و ظاهراً انتزاعی برخوردم
in person thousands of times,
واشینگتن را هزاران بار دیدهام،
of marble a third of the way up,
از یک سوم به بالا آگاه بودم،
at it out of context
زمینه و به عنوان یک کار هنری
of this architectural icon made me realize
از این نماد معماری موجب شد که بفهمم
and eye-opening perspective.
با چشماندازی آگاهکننده ببینیم.
that art just belongs in an art museum.
هنر فقط مخصوص یک موزه هنری است.
use beyond its aesthetic value.
از مبحث ارزش زیباشناختی ندارد.
in every audience I teach.
میکنم این نوع افراد را میشناسم.
their legs are crossed,
پاهایشان را روی هم میاندازند،
from this lady who talks fast
در مورد نقاشی و مجسمهسازی
آدمها ارتباط برقرار کنم؟
که به این کار هنری نگاه کنند،
at the work of art,
به این کار هنری نگاه میکنند،
about what they see.
پرسیده شود که چه میبینند.
that this entire work of art
بریده نشده ساخته شده است.
interesting to some of you,
with the work that these people do?
multiple times on a daily basis,
در روز تعامل میکنیم،
at asking questions
پرسیدن اینکه چه میبینیم
the question in such a way
that we need to do our jobs,
برای انجام کار استخراج شود،
spaces in a painting
more discreet abnormalities in an MRI.
در یک تصویر MRI را تشخیص دهد.
that understanding the emotional dynamic
فهمیدن احساسات بین افراد
at a domestic violence crime scene,
در یک صحنه جنایت تشخیص داده
before drawing and firing his weapon.
دوباره فکر کند.
absences of color in paintings
از نبود رنگ در نقاشی
what their children say to them
more visually intelligent?
تا هوش بینایی بیشتری داشته باشم؟
تمرین میکنیم.
in a memo, in a text, in an email.
یادداشت، متن یا ایمیل بیان میکنیم.
seeing and looking plays
و نگاه کردن در تمام این افعال
can really improve everything.
چگونه همه چیز را بهتر میکند.
of counterterrorism officials
"The Purification of the Temple,"
in a sweeping and violent gesture,
from the temple of prayer.
had five minutes with that painting,
پنج دقیقه را با این نقاشی گذراندند،
they had to assess the situation,
موقعیت را ارزیابی میکردند،
in that painting.
observations and insights differed.
مشاهده و بینش متفاوت است.
came from a seasoned cop
he's causing all the trouble."
من او را بازداشت میکردم.»
vehicle to rethink how we solve problems
کامل برای حل مسائل است
of Felix Gonzalez-Torres,
in perfect synchronicity.
second hand perfectly aligned.
و ثانیه کاملاً همراستا هستند.
and they're touching,
و در تماس با یکدیگر نصب شدهاند،
"'Untitled' (Perfect Lovers)."
battery-operated clocks,
is going to stop before the other.
to slow down and die before the other
و قبل از دیگری میایستد
the symmetry of the artwork."
کار هنری را به هم میزند.»
of a contingency plan.
for the unforeseen,
غیرقابل انتظار و نامعلوم،
our visual intelligence
هوش بینایی این موارد را شامل میشود:
and the small details
under the train,
زیر قطار وجود ندارد،
in the candlesticks
describes the painting
there's a train coming out of a fireplace,
یک قطار از شومینه بیرون آمده
to say what isn't there,
نوعی درک غیر مستقیم به نظر بیاید،
about visual intelligence
که هوش بینایی یاد گرفته بود
that the boat had flipped over
که قایق واژگون شده
investigators look for what is apparent,
دنبال واضحات هستند،
did something different.
which is harder to do.
نداشت و کار سختتری است.
tipped flipped over --
at one end of the boat
but critical observation,
from accidental death to homicide.
به قتل تغییر یافت.
to saying what isn't there
where they may not be apparent.
چیزهایی که ظاهر نیستند مهم است.
connections in everyday objects
ارتباط پنهان اشیای روزمره
from all different people
of the blankets write, on a tag,
the blanket to the family.
had been used for baby blankets,
as picnic blankets,
that they play.
به پزشکان جدید آموزش میدهم:
to the outside world.
به پزشک میفهماند.
in the outside world
with that connection in mind.
بهترین روش مراقبتی را به کار گیرد.
are connected as humans
افراد ارتباط انسانی دارند
as doctor and patient.
و بیمار برقرار باشد.
an overhaul in looking.
of building a brick wall
از ساختن یک دیوار آجری
can be subtle and yet invaluable.
ظریف باشد ولی همچنان باارزش.
how it disrupted the symmetry
هستند را بر هم زده است
to the end of the sculpture,
in its entirety,
of the work's disruption on the bricks
for over 15 years,
که دارم هوش بینایی تدریس میکنم،
and astonishment --
and amazement,
with a critical eye
هنر با یک چشم حساس
of uncharted waters,
ما را به سکون و آرامش برساند،
کارها خراب میشود.
of what it is that we observe,
و چیزی که میبینیم را درک کنیم،
into actionable knowledge.
به دانش عملیاتی تبدیل کنیم.
of tables standing sentinel
که بر سواحل رودخانه میسیسیپی
of post-Katrina floodwaters
پس از طوفان کاترینا مقاومت کنند
to act affirmatively
the professional spectrum
creativity and innovation,
و ابتکار را ارتقا دهند،
where they may not be apparent,
که ممکن است نمایان نباشد،
and the world writ large
کارمان را ببینیم و جهان را بزرگ
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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