According this article “Deeply Seeing” by Grey, I think that it is very interesting about the main concept of deeply seeing. He discusses about the value of seeing. In my opinion at first, seeing, looking, and watching have the exactly same meaning. However, in his essay, there is a huge difference between looking and seeing. For example, we can look at many things during an hour, but it is very superficial and just can be seem as looking not seeing. Grey pointed out that “seeing occurs when our attention is arrested by a person, object, or scene” (Grey, 71). Then, he used an example that people will see the both ways before crossing the road. Yes, I strongly agree with this point of view, you cannot find anything if you just look or glance at it. Yet, when you see the both ways deeply, you may see there is a car is quickly come, and you can see the danger and avoid the dangerous event through seeing. In the reading, seeing is also the recognition of meaning as an art by Frederick Franck, “No wonder that once the art of… for they do not see what they look at” (Grey, 73). This quote reveals that the art of seeing is important for everyone and the process in which being an artist encounters any subjects are meaningful and full of love and aesthetic pleasure. After reading this essay, I think looking at something is just a picture appears in our mind, on the other hand, seeing something is when we are thinking about the picture that appeared in our mind.
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Originally you say that seeing, looking, and watching are exactly the same. Before reading the article I would say that to some extent I agreed. However, you can look and see something still, but as soon as it is in motion it becomes watching. Watching is motion. A quick glance is a look, paying more attention becomes seeing. The quote you used, ” seeing occurs when our attention is arrested by a person, object or scene” (Grey, 71) is a perfect explanation. Your attention is fixed; you are stopped on that person, object or scene. Taking that extra time allows someone to see the fine print, the bigger picture. In my definition, looking at someone or something creates a picture. But by seeing someone, you can create a story. This element of seeing adds much more depth into the work of art. Depending on the type of artist though, some may not be going for that type of work, creativity comes in all forms and I think you can be creative simply by looking as well.
hi Houzhi! I have the same feeling as you did. In my mind, seeing and looking are quite same. When I read Grey’s article, I think his opinion about the difference of seeing and looking is right in some ways. I like your comments that “you cannot find anything if you just look or glance at it.” I remember the watching people activity we did a couple weeks ago. When I looked many people within that hour, I had a glance of most people. I just knew they were there or passed by. For the three people that I “saw”, actually it was “deeply seeing”, I came up some imagination and deduction of them. Although I’m not sure if my guesses were right, I still feel I got a lot than just simply “looking” them.