Pareidolia is a painting by Roger Quesnel which was uploaded on January 13th, 2024.
Pareidolia
When you look at clouds, do you often see images of faces, shapes and forms of animals and other things. There is a scientific reason for this. It... more
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Price
$2,500
Dimensions
40.000 x 30.000 x 1.500 inches
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Title
Pareidolia
Artist
Roger Quesnel
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
When you look at clouds, do you often see images of faces, shapes and forms of animals and other things. There is a scientific reason for this. It is the phenomenon of Pareidolia. Pareidolia is an optical projection that occurs as a byproduct of the way we process visual information. Kara Federmeier, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Illinois, explains the phenomenon this way: When you set your eyes on something (like clouds), you search your memories for anything that might look like it. He associates cloud shapes, with memories of familiar shapes, a psychological phenomenon based on the belief that any vague random stimulus may be significant and meaningful.
I created this cloudscape painting purely and randomly from my imagination. What shapes, things, faces do you see? As I finished this painting I could immediately see a number of familiar things. I did not paint these consciously. They occurred purely from the flow of creating the painting.
As you look at these clouds, what things do you see? What do your own memories create?
I hope you see many interesting and beautiful things in these clouds.
Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for anything that you see that is unpleasant or profane since they come from your own memories. Lol!!
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Uploaded
January 13th, 2024
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Comments (38)
Beverley Ismail
This painting caught my eye, purely for its subject and limited palette while explaining to me what I’ve been doing all my life searching for an image within…interesting read. Thankyou.
Roger Quesnel replied:
Thanks Beverley, for your kind comments. I am delighted my painting resonated with you. Thanks for taking the time to read the description as well.
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations, your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of Impressionism group 2/2/2024! Please visit the group to view it in our online gallery and to add it to the features log and catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work!
Laurel Adams
Roger, CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU are awarded: SPECIAL 🎨🐝🏆GA FEATURE ARTIST of DISTINCTION 🥁👏🏻. Please feel free to post your Special Feature, selected for its “Marvellous Mysterious Movement” in the ARTIST BUZzz GROUP Features and SPECIAL FEATUREs 2024 Archive Thread! BRAVO! … Recorded mind movements, perceptions within moving clouds - such a beautiful painting!
Roger Quesnel replied:
Thanks Laurel, for the Special Feature Artist of Distinction award in The Artist BUZzz for Marvellous, Mysterious, Movement. Very grateful!
John Malone
Congratulations! Your painting has been featured on our homepage Painting the Old Way.
Roger Quesnel replied:
Thanks John, for featuring my painting in Painting The Old Way. Very grateful!
Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your lovely image has been featured in The ARTIST BUZzz GROUP!! You are cordially invited to POST your Homepage Feature’s EMBED link to the 2024 Features Archive Thread in the Discussion thread. Thank you for your glimpse of BEAUTY. This is a repost of 1/13/24 feature in the Artist BUZzz.
David Neace
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by my Hands
Roger Quesnel replied:
Thanks David, for featuring my painting in Created By My Hands. Very grateful.
CAROLE SPANDAU
Your artwork has been featured on the homepage of FAA Gallery Home For All Artists Who Create. Please post your amazing artwork in our` Archive your January Features` discussion.
Roger Quesnel replied:
Thanks Carole, for featuring my painting in FAA Gallery Home For All Artists Who Create. Very grateful!
Sandra Silva
Wonderful artistry! I appreciate your description of this fascinating phenomenon. For me it's all about horses; it took me about 1 second to see the darker grey horse's head peering over the lighter grey clouds below, wings outstretched, neck extended. Freedom!
Roger Quesnel replied:
That’s so great Sandra! Yes, I see it now! Completely peering over the lighter grey clouds. I didn’t see it before. Thanks for taking the time to view the painting and read the description and for your kind and generous comments!
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