The perception of a moment given to memory may be direct and clear or distorted by multiple factors.
Experience may be colored by emotion, for example, or rendered fragmentary by distraction or a lapse of reason. The depth of understanding that gives an event or situation meaning may deteriorate or increase over time.
Lucidity and clarity of awareness lend themselves to contemplative, creative analysis and artistic expression, yet they may not always be the final aesthetic goal of a visual or musical work.
Sometimes desirable total effects may be better served by representing the vagaries of experience rather than idealized views of reality.
Experience may be colored by emotion, for example, or rendered fragmentary by distraction or a lapse of reason. The depth of understanding that gives an event or situation meaning may deteriorate or increase over time.
Lucidity and clarity of awareness lend themselves to contemplative, creative analysis and artistic expression, yet they may not always be the final aesthetic goal of a visual or musical work.
Sometimes desirable total effects may be better served by representing the vagaries of experience rather than idealized views of reality.
