Yellow pipe
Chain-link fence
Seemingly unremarkable
It is a testament to the power of the aesthetic to transform our perception of the world and to invite us to see the world anew.
“Photography is about finding the poetry in the ordinary.” – Nicco Valenzuela
Vibrant colors
Playful forms
Consumer culture
All cultural artifacts are products of a multiplicity of voices, each with its own unique perspective and worldview.
“The word is never a purely personal or individual creation; it is always marked by its social and historical context.” – Mikhail Bakhtin
Dynamic performance
Graceful dance
Wind and waves
Dufrenne argued that aesthetic experience is a form of “perception” that involves a “fusion” of the subject and the object.
“Aesthetic experience is a way of being in the world.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Harmonious blend
Form function
Utility artistry
A vintage car mirror functions as a microcosm of the larger aesthetic universe that is the automobile.
“The aesthetic experience is the perception of the concrete in its fullness.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Control time
Capture fleeting moment
Make it eternal
A stage presented when photography was a new and exciting technology, capturing moments in time and preserving them for posterity.
“Art is the expression of the human spirit in its entirety.” – Benedetto Crocea
Chrome detail
Field of action
For the actor
The image invites us to engage with it on a deeper level, to explore the interplay between the viewer and the viewed.
“The world is not something we contemplate, but something we inhabit.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Vital reason
Cognitive process
Deeply subjective
The hanging hangers become a symbol of the human impulse to order and create.
“Beauty is not a thing, but an act.” – José Ortega y Gasset
Explore the immediate
Guided by instinct
Serene waters
The eternal struggle for existence here presenting grace and poise suggest a harmony with its surroundings.
“The world is not merely something outside us; it is also within us.” – Karl Jaspers
Seen unseen
Tension between
Finite infinite
A realm of meaning, waiting to be interpreted.
“Existence is not merely a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived.” – Karl Jaspers
Temporal trace
A residue
Sun’s movement
A fleeting phenomenon that is constantly changing shape and intensity.
“The aesthetic experience is a liberation from the tyranny of the object.” – Gilles Deleuze