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SpaceSpace--Time in Arts and HumanitiesTime in Arts and Humanities

NavjyotiNavjyoti SinghSinghIIIT Centre for Exact HumanitiesIIIT Centre for Exact HumanitiesHSS401: L01HSS401: L01--0202 0101--08/08/201208/08/2012

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1. Conceptions of Space and Time1. Conceptions of Space and Time

Course deals with:

Indic, Greek and Modern Conceptualizations

Continuous vs. Discreet

2. Problem of Human Action2. Problem of Human Action

Artistic Action

Social Action

Carlos J. Moya,A Philosophy of Action: An Introduction, Polity Press, Cambridge

Rice Freeman-Zachery , Tonia Davenport (ed.), Creative Time and Space: Making Room for Making Art

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COURSE TOPICS:COURSE TOPICS:

PART I: FOUNDATIONSPART I: FOUNDATIONS

Problem of Human Action:

Panorama of classical Indian, Greek and Modern explorations on Space, Time and MotionContinuum and Discontinuum: Continuous vs. Discrete Ideas of Space and Time

Concepts of aspatial locus: Situation

Concepts of synchronic duration: Moment or Event

Varieties of spatio-temporal Extensions: Compounds of variedly Extended Realms

Conceptualizing Human Action: Components and Composition

Foundational Issues in Discretization of Space and Time

PART II: ARTSPART II: ARTS

Nature of Artistic Activity: Sensation, Imagination and Action: Affectance and Affordance

Typology of the disciplines of Arts: Spatio-temporal foundations of the typology

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Spatio-temporal aspect of Music, Dance and TheaterInteractive spaces and times of different Art Disciplines

General theory of the Making of any Painting

Songs: Space-time blending of Poetry and Music

General Theory of Films: Material Intentionality, Human Situations and Events

PART III: SOCIETYPART III: SOCIETY

Categorical decomposition of human being: Extensional and Intentional features

Conceiving unified action despite divergent space-time extensions of components

Nature of dis-position and dis-tending

Conceptualizing forces that govern human action and Motion

Human Relations, Roles and Community Formation

Concepts of Situations and Events: Dispute, Judgment and Resolution

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"Zeno of Elea by Carducci or Tibaldi" Image by Bartolomeo Carducci or Pellegrino Tibaldi

Jon McLoone. Wolfram Demonstrations Project. Zenos Paradox: Achilles and the Tortoise. 2011

MOTION

IS

IMPOSSIBLE

*Limit:

Tending to Zero

*

Counter Version

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The IrrationalThe Irrational

Reasoning with IrrationalsReasoning with Irrationals

1:2 ::2 :21 2

2

2 is not line but square number 2

fire:air::air:water & air:water::water:earth

1/(343433) + 1/(343434)

GREEK INDIC

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Nature of Painting Topos

EscherEscher

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Nature of Painting Topos

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Nature of Painting Topos

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Unfurling Line into a Square

(Creation of higher dimension Topoi)

-- Line has a hidden Depth

that can be unfurled to surface

-- Surface hides Volume

1 2

2

3

Sketch/Painting Topos is Unfurling/Unfolding of

Patches/Marks/Strokes

Painting Topos is between

You and Receding Horizon

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All strokes are partial objectpartial object

(collaborative patches of partial objects)Depth/Width furl/fold gives us

fuller object in imagination

Thus, painting isThus, painting is

Imagination isImagination is

neither 2D or 3D spaceneither 2D or 3D space

Can their be a painting

which never gives us an extended object beyond patches

which has no depth/width points of invisible

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Nature of Patches: Line is between 2D and 3D

Next Patch

: Every patch-stroke is a turn:

Make typology of patch-strokes

Patch unfolding in imaginationPatch unfolding in imagination

Road

going out of city

or

trail of

moving object

Consolidation in imaginationConsolidation in imagination

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ToposTopos of Paintingof PaintingClosure in which Imagination can DiscloseClosure in which Imagination can Disclose

Folding of Space betweenFolding of Space between

Receding Horizon and SpecReceding Horizon and Specttaatortor

by Paby Pattches/Marks/Pigmenches/Marks/Pigmentsts on 2D Surfaceon 2D Surface

Any paAny pattch can partiallych can partially mapmap toto

Potential Semantic ObjectsPotential Semantic Objectsthat rubs on Memorthat rubs on Memoryy

for ifor itts Imaginary Comples Imaginary Completiontion

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Inversion of VisibleInversion of Visible--InvisibleInvisibleMakingMaking InvisibleInvisiblerr VisibleVisibleii in Imaginationin Imagination

1.1. PaPatches Visibletches Visiblerr

Algorithm: (Are all Algorithms Computable?(Turing Computable)) ??

..

Semantically VisibleSemantically Visibleii

in Imaginationin Imagination

3.3. VisibleVisible--Invisible IterationInvisible Iteration

of Imaginationof Imagination--PatchPatch

4.4. PainPainting Completeting Complete

when Patches disappearwhen Patches disappear

Write pseudo code

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VisibleVisible--Invisible Iterations ofInvisible Iterations of

RecursiveRecursive MappingMapping of theof the

Topology of Imagination (Topology of Imagination (KalpaKalpa topostopos))and Topology of Patches (and Topology of Patches (RealReal topostopos))

Judgment

Affordance PoinAffordance Pointsts

KalpaKalpa topostopos is not 2D or 3D (no perspective)is not 2D or 3D (no perspective)

While paintingWhile painting

changes sequentially (episodically: major turns)changes sequentially (episodically: major turns)In mind

While sketching list major turns

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Real Space:Real Space:Infinite Divisibility;

No neighbouring point of a point; no Contiguity;

Real Space vs. Image Space

Continuum vs. Contiguum

Given set of points no line can be made

Image Space:Not Infinitely Divisible

Point as Neighbours in relation

Cantinguities can be constructed

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DIK & KALADIK & KALA

---- ToposTopos && ChronosChronos of Bodyof Body

ACTIVITYACTIVITY

---- ToposTopos && ChronosChronos of Imaginationof ImaginationARTISTIC ACTIONARTISTIC ACTION

---- ToposTopos && ChronosChronos of Dispositionsof Dispositions

SOCIETAL ACTIONSOCIETAL ACTION

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Assignment 01 Submission: 14/08/2012

Draw a prominent S Curve (first patch)

Physical Submission of Drawing/Sketch with Notes

Make a fuller drawing/sketch around it

Write a Note on sequences of patches while you

drew the drawing/sketch. Note major turns.

Write a note on what trans-formation of space did

various progressive patches did till sketch is finished