The Voice
Armstrong
Tap dance kid
The Jacksons
Assembled American cultural archetypes faded on the exterior of Granny’s Crafts & Antiques store.
“If ya ain’t got it in ya, ya can’t blow it out.” – Louis Armstrong
Tidal Reflections
Radiation
Wavelength
Separation
The observable appearance and behavior of water is atypical compared to most encountered substances. In support of Gestalt psychology, the physical and chemical properties of the water compound are extraordinarily complicated, while the molecules of water are simple in structure.
“What I view life like is about energy. Everything is about energy – everything. We physically are little units of electrical energy, and we vibrate and project electromagnetic thought.” – John Trudell
Confused and Perplexed
By the old
Field subject
Dilemma
Cutting boards trend progressively more Escheresque.
“I don’t use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.” – M. C. Escher
Chain Grid
WelinLambie
Vent B-2 Void
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