John Stell
@john1723.bsky.social
Student MA Fine Art, Manchester School of Art. Interdisciplinary academic computing / mathematics/ digital humanities. Sch of Computer Science, Univ Leeds.
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John Stell
@john1723.bsky.social
· Jun 2
My drawing commissioned for exhibition in Holden Gallery, Manchester School of Art. June 7 to 20, 2025.
6 metres long. Marks are collected by walking and rendered into a map of the route as experienced
6 metres long. Marks are collected by walking and rendered into a map of the route as experienced
My drawing commissioned for exhibition in Holden Gallery, Manchester School of Art. June 7 to 20, 2025.
6 metres long. Marks are collected by walking and rendered into a map of the route as experienced
6 metres long. Marks are collected by walking and rendered into a map of the route as experienced
June 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My drawing commissioned for exhibition in Holden Gallery, Manchester School of Art. June 7 to 20, 2025.
6 metres long. Marks are collected by walking and rendered into a map of the route as experienced
6 metres long. Marks are collected by walking and rendered into a map of the route as experienced
My drawings as exhibited in Salford last month. Handmade marks recorded digitally. Each is 3m by 1m
June 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My drawings as exhibited in Salford last month. Handmade marks recorded digitally. Each is 3m by 1m
Another walking drawing. 600 half-second gestures
February 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Another walking drawing. 600 half-second gestures
This is Mr Wally the Cat
January 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This is Mr Wally the Cat
Today I went to Drawing Room London and saw the installation by Emma McNally. Fascinating
December 5, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Today I went to Drawing Room London and saw the installation by Emma McNally. Fascinating
Reposted by John Stell
Time to re-up this:
If you’re a non-autistic person wanting to understand autistic people and norms better:
We are usually direct in our communication without intending offense.
We tend to ask for clarification sincerely, not as a challenge.
We often choose our words with precision and no underlying hidden meaning.
We are usually direct in our communication without intending offense.
We tend to ask for clarification sincerely, not as a challenge.
We often choose our words with precision and no underlying hidden meaning.
December 4, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Time to re-up this:
I wonder how this relates to grammatical ideas relating to diagrams and pictures which didn't arise in neuroscience. Shape grammars and other things, and where topological relationships between picture elements come in?
I’m excited to announce that I’ve received an ERC Consolidator Grant to study the cognitive neuroscience of the grammar of pictures and comics! Here’s a mini thread about my upcoming "PICTREE Project" www.tilburguniversity.edu/current/news...
Neil Cohn receives ERC Consolidator Grant for studying the neuroscience of the grammar of pictures | Tilburg University
Pictures are often thought to be fairly simple compared to language. Where language is known to use patterns in a vocabulary and grammar, pictures are often thought to just reflect what people see, an...
www.tilburguniversity.edu
December 4, 2024 at 8:16 AM
I wonder how this relates to grammatical ideas relating to diagrams and pictures which didn't arise in neuroscience. Shape grammars and other things, and where topological relationships between picture elements come in?
Studio scene. Walking drawing in two parts about 2.4m tall
December 3, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Studio scene. Walking drawing in two parts about 2.4m tall
It's misty here today.
December 3, 2024 at 8:37 AM
It's misty here today.
Yes, this is a harmful stereotype and dyscalculia is real. Yet maths might not be as simple as a single thing that you can either do or not. I wonder if some autistic people are disadvantaged by how it is often inflicted on them in school in unnecessarily rigid ways
Let's stop all this "you're autistic so you must be good at maths"
Just to be brief on this one.
I'm not.
Just to be brief on this one.
I'm not.
December 2, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Yes, this is a harmful stereotype and dyscalculia is real. Yet maths might not be as simple as a single thing that you can either do or not. I wonder if some autistic people are disadvantaged by how it is often inflicted on them in school in unnecessarily rigid ways
Today's prospect, Calderdale
December 2, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Today's prospect, Calderdale
Spatial relations (in, on, under, etc) Interesting
Imagine a snail. Imagine 5 snails. Imagine a snail on a sail. Imagine something that isn’t a snail.
now read a new pre-print:
"Relations, Negations, & Numbers: Looking for Logic in Generative Text-to-Image Models"
(by Conwell, Tawiah-Quashie, & me)
arxiv.org/pdf/2411.17066
now read a new pre-print:
"Relations, Negations, & Numbers: Looking for Logic in Generative Text-to-Image Models"
(by Conwell, Tawiah-Quashie, & me)
arxiv.org/pdf/2411.17066
December 2, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Spatial relations (in, on, under, etc) Interesting
Maybe being wildly wrong oneself sometimes is related to being creative and so is not a bad thing, but minor details stand out in a way that neurotypical people find had to believe
I think that for autistic people something being slightly incorrect bothers us way more than if something is entirely wrong
December 2, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Maybe being wildly wrong oneself sometimes is related to being creative and so is not a bad thing, but minor details stand out in a way that neurotypical people find had to believe
A discussion on the other site about how 8% of 25 is the same as 25% of 8 is quite interesting. One camp is "multiplication is commutative so that's obvious" the other is "wow, never knew that". Finding one easier than the other to compute is intriguing
December 2, 2024 at 7:20 AM
A discussion on the other site about how 8% of 25 is the same as 25% of 8 is quite interesting. One camp is "multiplication is commutative so that's obvious" the other is "wow, never knew that". Finding one easier than the other to compute is intriguing
I am making drawings
November 29, 2024 at 6:07 AM
I am making drawings
Recent drawing process experiments
November 16, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Recent drawing process experiments
Volume 1 is the reprint of the 2nd edition, 2 and 3 are the first printing of the 2nd edition. The letterpress in vol 2 especially has a physical texture you can feel. The other thing that's remarkable is the shape which is different from the later reprints.
November 1, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Volume 1 is the reprint of the 2nd edition, 2 and 3 are the first printing of the 2nd edition. The letterpress in vol 2 especially has a physical texture you can feel. The other thing that's remarkable is the shape which is different from the later reprints.
Unearthed some drawings from about 2007.
November 1, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Unearthed some drawings from about 2007.
Drawing as found traces
May 25, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Drawing as found traces
Drawing as finding traces
May 25, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Drawing as finding traces
The artist has subtly referenced the railway station location of this work at Mytholmroyd in which the phrase "mind the gap" is present through the disrupted representation of a mundane parking instruction
May 25, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The artist has subtly referenced the railway station location of this work at Mytholmroyd in which the phrase "mind the gap" is present through the disrupted representation of a mundane parking instruction
Reposted by John Stell
While my first thought when reading this was, “welcome to the neurodiversity movement lol,” I came to feel as though this article would be a fantastic tool for introducing the neurodiversity framework without using those words exactly. I get the feeling I’ll be sharing this piece a lot.
☀️ Good morning!
Research is uncovering hidden differences in how people experience the world. The consequences are unsettling
Studying hidden differences like these can enrich our understanding of the mind 🏺🧪
aeon.co/essays/the-m...
Research is uncovering hidden differences in how people experience the world. The consequences are unsettling
Studying hidden differences like these can enrich our understanding of the mind 🏺🧪
aeon.co/essays/the-m...
December 27, 2023 at 2:34 PM
While my first thought when reading this was, “welcome to the neurodiversity movement lol,” I came to feel as though this article would be a fantastic tool for introducing the neurodiversity framework without using those words exactly. I get the feeling I’ll be sharing this piece a lot.