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Great assortment of shapes and colors.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

I'm a big fan of both Mondrian and Magritte. This, to me, combines a little of each in an interesting photo. You've got the colored abstraction of lines and a window that contrasts almost absurdly with the main subject. This is a visual treat for me.

I thought I commented on this last night; must have failed to confirm or perhaps it was just a "senior moment". Anyway, I remember what I thought then and I still have a devil of a time determining perspective in this shot. Up, down, diagonal? Who knows. And then I had the feeling - call me crazy if you must - that the window is really an oven and there's a slab of barbecue broiling on the spit. Obviously too much coffee this morning.

Thanks to both of you for looking and commenting. Jack, your confusion is justified. There is no depth in this at all. It is a relatively "straight" photo. I was standing vertical to the earth and so was the building. The window opens to a room, but in this image, there is no depth to the room. That brown "slab of meat" is some sort of a ceiling fixture.

One of the best abstracts I've seen recently on PN. Very Nice!

Thanks. You praised another one of my abstracts too high heavens awhile ago. Which do you prefer? (Just curious.)

That would be a difficult choice because they are both so different, but if I had to pick just one it would be:

"CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE MOMENT WHEN HORSES BECAME TERRESTIAL AND AQUATIC".

this is an image that requires a healthy dose of V8 before and after viewing. Or even better, soaking the feet in a tub of V8 while viewing it. The various boards are certainly fascinating. The "window" looks like something slapped on as an afterthought. Cheers, Micheal

 

That's interesting. I don't really have an opinion on which I like more. Your choice does have a more cosmic feel to it. This one is not as complex on the surface, but I think there is still a layer of complexity under its skin. Thanks for your opinion. Cheers

You must be a stockholder in the company that makes V8. Thanks for your comments. I can always count on you for an interesting viewpoint.

fantastic work, so unusual result for this type of picture... the little window adds a lot, it seems it's part of the foreground. well done

Thanks so much for looking and commenting. Glad you liked it.

Very nice find. It would be hard to create something like this as an art object, but it's wonderfully balanced, with very striking colors.

Thanks. Given your critical eye, I'm pleased to get a postitive review.

David, I would have advised you to try rotating this image either 90 degrees counterclockwise, or flipping it horizontally, but then I remembered that you love to leave things as you found then. This image is inm the Brett Weston mode, and I just think due to the natural inclination to read pictures left to right, the sweep of the picture would be more dramatic going left to right. Still, the energy and drama present in such a two dimensional shape is simply awesome.

As long as Emmanuel has raised the subject... When I first saw this I found myself turning my head 90 degrees to both sides to see what it would look like if it were shown those ways. I like this image best rotated 90 degrees to the right. THERE, I said it!

I'm not the most flexible photograper on Pnet for sure. If I had not taken the image, I am totally certain that I might be saying the same thing to its maker. But, since I am the taker (hey, that makes me the DECIDER too) I just can't bring myself to rotate it. This is how it stood and how I saw it. So since it was conceived this way, I can't help but feel that it looks best this way. Pleas understand that I know this is irrational. It's just pure emotive nonsense. So, don't think I don't appreciate your opinions, because the mere fact that you took that amount of time and came back later and commented (Shawn) is greatly appreciated. I'm honored. I just get uncomfortable when I view this differently. I guess it's no different than when you birth a child. No matter what you get, and no matter what defects he/she might have, you're gonna love that child just the way it is.

I love the term you've coined: emotive nonsense. That may be a great definition of art (especially as none that have been proposed so far seem to work)! Just want you to know I understand what you're saying and how you feel. When it comes to one's own photograph, there's no need to be rational. It would probably get in the way! --Fred

DECIDER!!! That's a bad term these days.

David, I accept you for the way you are, we all make the world go round.

Thank you both. Shawn, as I'm sure you know, I used the term "decider" just for laughs. I try to bear no resemblence to the person generally associated with that word.

 

Fred, I firmly believe exactly what you expressed. I don't think there is a whole lot of logic in creating art. Perhaps that's exactly how we get to that point. By ignoring all those things we were taught to make us fit in to the general population. Not saying those are bad things necessarily, but just counter to producing good art. Not to denigrate the technically competent, but I also believe that sometimes technique hinders results.

 

Take care gentlemen. Your words and your works inspire me.

David, I think this is one of, if not the best and intriguing abstract, fine art photographs I have come across. I am fond of images like this to be enlarged on a grand scale. This should be hanging up in MOMA!

 

Your Work is very inspiring!!!!

 

Best Regards, Todd

Thanks. That's quite a compliment.

great find! i've tried to comment on this one at least 6 times now. love it just as it is, & keep the "emotive nonsense"...it is what make your art uniquely yours.