Matter

Glass floating
Favorably seen
Dance you shall

An isolated object stands out amongst the vintage store clutter.

“The red shoe burns so bright it sears our retina and the soft matter of our brain.“ – Christine Vial

Abstract elements
Deeper truths
Harmony through order

Abstract forms can lead viewers to a higher state of being.

“Everything is expressed through relationships.” – Piet Mondrian

Object particulars
Focus on
Elemental features

Abstraction is the process of taking something specific and identifying its universal characteristics.

“Abstraction is not to forget details but to see essentials.” – Eli Siegel

How to prove
An object
Has value

We always need to establish a relative worth, utility, or importance.

“On assessment: measure what you value instead of valuing only what you can measure.” – Andy Hargreaves

Fragmentary march
Assumptions connect
Transport details

A change agent encourages us to experience the world in a more immediate and direct way.

“Art can help us to understand ourselves better. By looking at art, we can come to see ourselves reflected in the work. We can see our own hopes, dreams, and fears embodied in the art.” – Mikel Dufrenne

Advantageous lighting
Valuables offered
Sale presentation

Successful organization of clutter confusion can be satisfying.

“Anyone who isn’t confused really doesn’t understand the situation.” – Edward R. Murrow

Surface layer
Foreign matter
Pollen dust

Randomness generated by Elizabeth River water oscillation in the “Chrysler Museum of Art” tidal basin.

“Spontaneous horizontal segregation of graded sediment can occur under certain conditions.” – Job Dronkers

B&H
Body forms
Top shelf

On the celestial sphere, the zenith is an imaginary point directly “above” a particular location.

“The quality goes in before the name goes on.” – Zenith Radio Company

Depreciate
Mark down
Diminish

Abstraction in action is all around us.

“Objects are not just data structures, they are active agents that encapsulate data and operations that work on that data.” – Grady Booch

Surprising depth
Beneath the surface
Pile of paintings

Sensation is our window on the universe and the way we perceive the world shapes who we are.

“The recontextualization of semiotic material is broadly understood as a discursive practice through which intertextual (and interdiscursive) relations between two utterances produced at different historical moments are established.” – Helmut Gruber