Sea of Perception is a collaboration between artist Becky Moon and philosopher Susanna Siegel. Through conversations and studio magic we have turned key themes in the philosophy of perception into 11 paintings, 6 drawings, and 3 sculptures.
The Phenomenal Public, 2023, oil on canvas, 60x42 inches
Inspired by The Phenomenal Public by Susanna Siegel
Sea of Perception, 2023, Wire, clay, acrylics on canvas, found objects, 47 x73x54.5 inches
Inspired by The Contents of Visual Experience (2010) by Susanna Siegel
Affordances, 2023, Acrylics on canvas, 16x12 inches
Inspired by Affordances and the Contents of Perception (2014) by Susanna Siegel
Whit, 2023, Acrylics on canvas, 14x18 inches
Inspired by The Rationality of Perception (2016) by Susanna Siegel
Susanna and George, 2022, Oil on canvas, 12x16 inches
Seeing Stars, 2022, Acrylics on canvas, 16x20 inches
Inspired by The Contents of Visual Experience (2010) by Susanna Siegel
Vivek, 2022. Wire, plastic, acrylics on canvas, 53x31x32 inches (sculpture), 24.6x36 inches (painting)
Inspired by The Rationality of Perception (2016) by Susanna Siegel
Seeing Franco, 2022, Acrylics on canvas, 40.5x60.5 and 25x31 inches
Inspired by The Contents of Visual Experience (2010) by Susanna Siegel
Sky Stunt Franco, 2023, clay, paper, acrylics, and found objects, 10x3 inches per figure
Inspired by How Does Visual Phenomenology Constrain Object-Seeing? (2006) by Susanna Siegel
Anna Karenina and 24 Unconscious Perceptions, 2023, digital collage and print
Inspired by The Anna Karenina Principle and Skepticism about Unconscious Perception (2016) by Ned Block
Wandering Inquiry, 2023, oil on canvas, 26x35 inches
Inspired by How Can There Be Inquiry in Mind-Wandering? (2023) by Susanna Siegel
The Perceiver, 2023, oil on canvas, 14x17 inches
Eyes in the dark, 2023, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches
Seeing Causality, 2023, Oil paint and colored pencil on paper, 24x16 inches
Inspired by Rich or Thin? (2016) by Susanna Siegel and Alex Byrne
Iris Watching Grass, Pencil on paper, 6x8 inches
Inspired by The Idea of Perfection (1970) by Iris Murdoch
The Missing Shades of Blue, 2023, Colored pencil on paper, 11x14 inches
Inspired by A Treatise of Human Nature (1739) by David Hume
Vision, 2023, Oil and colored pencil, 15x11 inches