Abstraction

Polished sheen
Complex mechanisms
Bring forth sound

The individual seeks out experiences that are pleasurable, stimulating, and exciting.

“Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – Soren Kierkegaard

Regular pattern
Irregular shadows
Space beyond

There is a mutual dependence, a reciprocal relationship between the visible and the invisible.

“The visible is not a collection of objects for a consciousness, but a world which opens up before us.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Constructed basin
Blue water
Chrome handrail

Visually, the pool is a play of light and shadow, of reflective surfaces and refracted depths.

“The world as it is presented to me is my world, a world that is constituted by my acts of perception.” – Edmund Husserl

Lived experience
Emotions embodied
Mystery interplay

The water droplets, distorted by the glass, create a kaleidoscope of shapes and colors.

“The aesthetic experience is a way of being in the world, a way of relating to things that is both cognitive and affective.” – Maurice Natanson

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

Random associations
Human impulse
To leave a trace

The back of a street sign serves as a window into the soul of the city.

“The subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears its truth.” – Gaston Bachelard

Intersecting lines
Foundation scaffolding
Visual narrative

Art can reveal the grid as a human construct, subject to will and interpretation.

“Art becomes so specialized as to be comprehensible only to artists, and they complain bitterly of public indifference to their work.” – Wassily Kandinsky

Representational
Blue-sky brown-wall
Abstraction

Although visual experience is based on observable phenomena, emotion and personal bias manifest influence.

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit.” – Wilma Rudolph

Flow of events
Raw feeling
Vantage point

Art is a way of exploring new possibilities and ways of seeing.

“One thing I can tell you is you got to be free.” – John Lennon

Simply experience
Impressions flow
Somewhat imprecise

Experiences are constantly coming into being and passing away.

“Perfect definition is the death of truth.” – Alfred North Whitehead