Bathed in the cool light
Coastal afternoon
Dance of illumination
Ultimately, this image, through its careful composition and nuanced use of light and shadow, transcends its representational function.
“The surface must be articulated by the plastic means.” – Piet Mondrian
Means to understand
Relationship with the world
Both seen and unseen
The interior, with its controlled forms and muted colors, represents the human attempt to impose order on the chaos of existence. The exterior, with its vast expanse of sea and sky, reminds us of the limitations of this control, the enduring presence of a reality that transcends our constructions.
“The life of modern cultured man is gradually turning away from the natural; his life is becoming more and more abstract.” – Piet Mondrian
Facade tapestry
Windows balconies
Dynamic sky
This architectural ensemble invites us to contemplate the interplay of space, light, and the human experience within the urban environment.
“The house is not a mere dwelling; it is a world within the world.” – Gaston Bachelard
Intricate latticework
Simple elegance
Possibility of transcendence
The parish window, with its tangible presence, invites us to engage on a sensory level.
“Life is much more successfully looked at from a single window.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Silent witness
Profound ordinariness
Ebb and flow of life
The corridor is a liminal space, a place of transition. It is a place where we are neither here nor there. It is a place where we are suspended between the past and the future.
“The world is not what it is, but what it appears to be.” – José Ortega y Gasset
Single frame
Humble doorway
Portal to engagement
A riot of stickers, each a tiny tapestry of brushstrokes, on the canvas of a life lived.
“The image is a world in itself, a universe of meaning.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Small town
Urban organic
Window display
An outward appearance is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality.
“The problem with wearing a facade is that sooner or later life shows up with a big pair of scissors.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough
Marked by periods
Varied fortune
Discreditable incidents
Rectangles of different colors, shades, and materials found upstairs in a tavern.
“You sit in the coffee shop in a strange city and nobody knows who you are, or cares, and so you shed your checkered past and your motley credentials and you face the day unarmed.“ – Garrison Keillor
Original first-order
Fresnel lens
To cast light
The lighthouse is just south of Nags Head, a few miles before Oregon Inlet.
“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” – Anne Lamott
Conveying abstraction
Express forcefully
Inner spirit
In the realm of art, value occurs as the result of subtle vibration attunement.
“Thus, every cultural period creates art of its own, which can never be repeated again.” – Wassily Kandinsky