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felix_numinous

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4. Amazing, that unintended consequences

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Aug 22, 2012, 01:30 PM

Aug 2012

of altered eyesight gave the world such a gift of color. Like Monet's impressionism being a record of his myopia.
I've always wondered just how diverse human beings are in the way we perceive the world, though we may be using the same language to describe it.

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Was Vincent van Gogh Color Blind? It Sure Looks Like It [View all] n2doc Aug 2012 OP

fascinating, thanks for posting. navarth Aug 2012 #1

As one who is "color deficient" bmbmd Aug 2012 #2

Same here. BB1 Aug 2012 #3

Notwithstanding that dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #5

Correct. bmbmd Aug 2012 #18

Thanks dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #19

Amazing, that unintended consequences felix_numinous Aug 2012 #4

Actually Monets color palette (at the end of his career) was a function of cataracts, not myopia. TalkingDog Aug 2012 #12

Kandinski's paintings are thought to have been influenced dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #20

Baloney! AlbertCat Aug 2012 #6

Thanks for the History On the Road Aug 2012 #7

Agreed. Although I've always thought that Impressionism was probably started by 1monster Aug 2012 #11

I know what you mean... AlbertCat Aug 2012 #14

Agreeing with AlbertCat TalkingDog Aug 2012 #8

Are what we call color-blind people all blind or deficient with regard to the JDPriestly Aug 2012 #16

The generally accepted (tho technically inaccurate) types are red/green blue/yellow(ish) TalkingDog Aug 2012 #17

Very good theory. Might be true. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #9

See replies 8 and 12 to see why it's a horrible theory and is highly unlikely. TalkingDog Aug 2012 #13

pffft... Vestigial_Sister Aug 2012 #10

I'm open to the possibility Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #15