Dorothy R. Santos, Ph.D.

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Dorothy R. Santos, Ph.D.

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  • The Treachery of Images

    Funny how a picture (any kind of picture) is a mere representation. I wrote a couple of posts about perception some time ago. One on eye anatomy and the other on eye anatomy related to mental capacity. So, it was great to see a Calamities of Nature comic strip paying homage to Magritte (and Foucault). Recently, I had a conversation with someone about new media not being able to escape language, which is one of the reasons why painting is not…

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  • Artist and Audience

    See more comics from Calamities of Nature Calamities of Nature is one of those web comics you can’t deny. From science to politics to philosophical issues, the conversations between the cast of characters (Alp, Ferdinand, Harold, and Raymond) show the uncanny ability of creator, Tony Piro, to make abstract and esoteric ideas funny and palpable (yet still so incredibly intelligent and witty). The Artist and Audience comic strip came through this morning. Naturally, I couldn’t help but re-post for your…

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