Chain Grid
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Keep out
A portion of the vessel needs protection.
“She doesn’t understand that doors, walls, fences, ceilings – they’re helpless to keep out what determinedly desires to get in.” – Sonya Hartnett
Eidetic Reduction
Dual presentation
Constitutive element
Future expectation
As a reorientation of real world details, this arrangement creates a sense of depth and ambiguity.
“Perception is not a passive reception of impressions; it is an active, intentional process of constituting objects.” – Edmund Husserl
Fearless Fosdick
Square jaw
Unfolding continuity
Artfully converge
His truly two-dimensional cartoon construction is perpetually revealed by flying bullet ventilation.
“Fearless is without doubt the world’s most idiotic detective. He shoots people for their own good, is pure beyond imagining, and is fanatically loyal to a police department which exploits, starves and periodically fires him.” – Al Capp
Dynamic
Play of light
Elongated form
Subjective process
The glasses become more than vessels; they embody a certain elegance and refinement.
“Aesthetic experience is a kind of perception that is disinterested, contemplative, and free from any utilitarian purpose.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Inner Spirit
Utilitarian object
Direct apprehension
Autonomy from reality
A layer of complexity suggests a dialogue with reality that transcends the limitations of reason.
“Art is the expression of the spirit, which is the expression of life.” – Benedetto Croce
Monster Mash
Reciprocating affection
Expressing emotions
Graveyard smash
Many dances are deeply rooted in specific cultures and traditions.
“Shall each man find a wife for his bosom, and each beast have his mate, and I be alone?” – Victor Frankenstein
Pop Up
Affective dimension
Immediate response
Space connection
The reflection of the urban landscape within the storefront glass creates a tension between the interior and the exterior.
“The entity which appears in this primitive ontological field can never be equivalent to it.” – Michel Henry
Unique Lens
Intricate brass
Antique patina
Evocative power
The magic lantern, as an object, is not merely a historical artifact but a sensory experience.
“The affective life is the ground of all experience.” – Michel Henry
Cloth Creature
Face of absurdity
Justify existence
Create narratives
Perhaps the stuffed animal is a symbol of this resilience, a testament to our ability to endure the absurdity of existence and find solace in the illusions we create.
“Man is the most imaginative animal. He has invented the gods, and he will not stop inventing.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
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Curious juxtaposition
Organic artificial
Aesthetic artifacts
A sense of wildness is framed within a cultural context.
“The aesthetic experience is a consummatory experience. It is a fulfillment and completion of the act of perception. It is the final stage of a process that begins with the perception of something as a stimulus and ends with the perception of that thing as a work of art.” – John Dewey