Essays about: "MARIA PAPAPANAGIOTOU"

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1. 1. EMPHATIC ABSENCE : Investigating the emotional response to contrast, by means of chiaroscuro

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : MARIA PAPAPANAGIOTOU; [2020]
   Keywords : light; darkness; chiaroscuro; contrast; art; paintings; architecture; emotional response; subjective perception;

   Abstract : Personal preference to darkmospheres , light corners & generally high contrasted views and spaces, as well as a curiosity of investigating other opinions & responses, were the driving force for conducting this survey. Regarding my subjective perception and since, after all,  the matter of taste and subjectivity is quite strong in this kind of investigations, I’ve always found solace in environments that were staged with different segments of light and darkness; whenever I was in a room, I would immediately turn off the general lighting and turn on different and multiple other light sources, trying to combine atmospheres and, of course, keep some intact dark corners. READ MORE