The way I think.  I think it may be messed up.  When I look at something I first see how it works or how it was put together.  I analyze it to some degree before I see anything else.  For example a work of graphic art, when I look at one I try to decipher the way it was produced then when I am satisfied that I have a good idea of the piece was made I then look at the beauty of it.  A friend of mine builds custom motorcycles, once again I see the design, fit and finish and how it was set up mechanically before I see the beauty of it.  My mind works this way with most everything, symmetry, function, design and the mechanical aspects seems to come before form and beauty.  I can enjoy something that many would see as ugly, even horrid, because of the way it was designed or works.

This strange way of seeing things seems to cause problems for me when interacting with those who could really care less how something works or how it was created.  They say I over analyze and take the beauty out of things.  Maybe I do, I just don't know how to look at the world any other way.  I can appreciate the beauty of say, The Gateway arch or The Statue of Liberty  but, I'd rather look at the design and how it was made.

So I guess I'm asking do I need to work on looking at things from surface and try not to analyze them?  Would it bother you if I were with you and you asked me what I though about something and I answered that I really like the mechanical set up or the process it took to finish it but the fit and finish was off, when you were looking at the surface and just saw the finished product?

Maybe they should just not ask my opinion................?