KARL FREDERIC MENESES: "REFLECTIONS IN BLACK AND WHITE"
“Reflections in Black and White” KARL FREDERIC MENESES April 2019 Karl Meneses was 18 years old when he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident. The accident affected his memory and cognitive ability, and he also has to take daily anti-seizure medication. Nonetheless, Karl, now 43 years old, does not let his disability deter him from making art. In fact, art is a primary focus in his life in Las Pinas, Metro Manila. Karl’s focus relates in part to how autistic tendencies surfaced as a result of his accident. Studies have shown how, as the title of this referenced article says, the “Autistic Brain Excels at Recognizing Patterns. ” Patterns obviously exist across the 32 journal covers created by Karl and exhibited at North Fork Arts Projects. The article by Amanda Chann for Live Science begins with Brain regions associated with recognizing patterns tend to light up more in autistic people than the general population, perhaps explaining why thos...