A slew of new technologies want to “enhance” human sight. But as Leo Kim argues, that’s a bit of a misnomer. Really, the goal seems to be to demote the role of the human subject in the act of perception—and make a profit, of course.
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A Strange Visitor, a Chow Chow Puppy. Artist: Horatio Henry Couldery. Medium: Pastel. Dimensions: 40 × 42 cm. Private Collection.
Horatio Henry Couldery was one of Victorian England's most prominent animal painters. He was particularly famous for his depictions of cats, kittens, and dogs; in fact, his cat paintings earned him the nickname 'Kitten Couldery'.
Born in Lewisham in 1832, Couldery apprenticed as a cabinetmaker in his youth before studying art at the Royal Academy Schools in London. He exhibited his work at the Royal Academy between 1861 and 1892. His meticulous rendering of fur textures and the finest details was a distinguishing feature of his art. John Ruskin wrote that the details in his painting A Fascinating Tail, exhibited in 1875, couldn't be properly seen without a magnifying glass.