Page 19 - Studio International - April 1974

ON MOUNDS

mound (mound), n. (prob. <MD. mond, Protection:
influenced by mount, hill), 1. a heap or bank of earth,
sand, etc. built over a grave, in a fortification, etc.
2. a natural elevation like this; small hill. 3. any heap
or pile.
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One mutual concern of much art has been a
focusing upon select aspects of the various
links between the person or group and the
outer world which together comprised what
were believed to be the roots of consciousness.
The compulsion to pursue the nature of
consciousness through art has been based upon
the thesis that an active and direct relationship
existed between the path traversed and the
individual or group embarked upon it. But is
consciousness the same for everyone and to
what extent is it affected by the condition of the
relationship one has with the surrounding
world ?
Arnheim has pointed out that when a form
is seen, a flood of memories is triggered by
it.2 This kind of 'seeing' involves more than
a simple noting of the existence of something
apart from other things, although many would

(Top) Small hill, Macomb, Illinois
(Far left top) Quonset hut, Macomb, Illinois
(Far left bottom) Mail box, Macomb, Illinois

(Left centre) Architectural dome, Florence
Cathedral, by Brunelleschi
(Left bottom) Female breasts
(Right column centre) Water bubbles

(Right column bottom) Silo, Missouri
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