| Everything in the world has energy, a sense of | | | | to be looked at, not touched or worked with. |
| importance that gives it an indelible force, an attention | | | | By contrast chess sets are games that you can |
| that is unique to its relative value. Gold is better than | | | | actually use to interact with other people. They are |
| copper, stone is stronger than wood, these are | | | | mobile, they work with you, they move, they change; |
| concepts which are built into our way of thinking about | | | | they give you something to do. More than visual |
| the environments around us. This power is symbolic, | | | | pieces, they allow you to actually give a purpose to |
| and yet it has force, it shapes the way we perceive, | | | | the space, or even to the interaction happening in the |
| the way we interact with things. | | | | space. |
| Different pieces will exude different forces on a | | | | Interaction is another quality that people tend to |
| space. A statue by merit of its dimension will have | | | | overlook when decorating. A tiny magazine resting on |
| more of an impact than a painting or a portrait. | | | | a table will get more attention than a large portrait |
| Dimension is actually very under rated as a way to | | | | sometimes, because you can actually pick the |
| create a dramatic impact on a space. The more | | | | magazine up. |
| something sticks out from the wall, the more it impacts | | | | The power inherent in a piece is given to it by our own |
| the room, the more it forces you to notice it, even if | | | | perspectives, and yet that power is designed into it, |
| just to avoid its presence. | | | | placed there by artists who know what they are doing. |
| The type of object or image will also be important. For | | | | When you choose an item, you too know what you |
| instance a vase doesn't actually have much impact on | | | | are doing, and in this way you are participating in the |
| a space. If it has flowers or plants within it, then it may | | | | creative act. |
| attract attention, but it's a visual piece in general, there | | | | |