[Blindmath] perspective and the blind

[Amanda Lacy]

"Do we really have to experience everything before
we can understand it?"

>From physics I know what color is, and using Java I learned how colors are 
rendered on a screen, but I don't claim to understand color. For example I 
don't understand why some colors clash and others match, or why different 
colors are supposed to evoke different emotions or states of mind. Having a 
favorite color seems very important to sighted [people, and some even go so 
far as to say that there's a link between certain personality traits and 
one's favorite color. Most blind people can use analogies to remember these 
facts, but essentially all we're doing is memorization. In math I'm told all 
the time that memorization does not equal understanding.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Whapples" <mwhapples at aim.com>
To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics" 
<blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] perspective and the blind


Yes I think there certainly are interesting unanswered questions as to
how he got where he is.

Personally I am not surprised that there is someone such as that being
able to understand perspective although having never seen. It is a
difficult concept possibly to fully grasp but I am sure it can be taught.

I think it also raises interesting questions of preconceptions which may
be held. Even though someone cannot see why should they not be able to
understand a concept? Do we really have to experience everything before
we can understand it?

Michael Whapples
On 03/12/2013 15:23, Amanda Lacy wrote:
> Does anyone know what this guy's background is? The video largely fails to 
> address this. Yes, it says he's been drawing since he was a boy, but why? 
> Who got him started? Who taught him about perspective, and how? Could the 
> methods used to teach this artist be beneficial to most blind children? At 
> this point I'm left with a few concluding statements and know background 
> story.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Sorensen" 
> <karen.sorensen at pcc.edu>
> To: <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 10:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] perspective and the blind
>
>
> Heidi, thank you so much for the link to the video on Esref Armagan, the
> blind artist who is able to interpret perspective properly. Amazing!
> Karen M. Sorensen
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