Tapestry woven
Cosmic event
Sea of signification
True meaning lies not in the symbol itself, but in the way we choose to interpret it.
“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” – Sherlock Holmes
Industrial grace
Ephemeral forms
Beyond the surface
We project our own feelings and emotions onto the image, imagining the experiences of the objects depicted.
“The beautiful is not merely a sensory pleasure, but a source of spiritual enrichment.” – Max Scheler
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