Evokes transience
Arrival departure
Passage of time
The image becomes a catalyst for a dynamic interaction between the creator and the observer.
“Art is not a mirror reflecting reality, but rather a window opening onto it.” – Mikhail Bakhtin
Memory vessel
Vintage model
Bygone era
The vintage automobile functions as a symbol of our mortality, our fleeting existence.
“The authentic existence is the one that confronts the fundamental questions of existence.” – Karl Jaspers
Varied textures
Dimensions of perception
Lived experience
The intentional act of seeing shapes our aesthetic experience, imbuing the image with meaning and significance.
“The aesthetic experience is not a purely intellectual or spiritual affair, but a bodily and sensory one.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Circular form
Spokes radiating
Tactile sensation
The steering wheel, as an object designed to be grasped and manipulated, invites physical engagement.
“The aesthetic experience is not a purely intellectual or spiritual affair, but a bodily and sensory one.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Curve of the land
Solitary trees
Life force
The image, in its entirety, becomes a metaphor for the human condition, a testament to the enduring power of beauty in the face of adversity.
“Art is intuition, and intuition is lyrical expression.” – Benedetto Crocea
Rich tapestry
Concepts central
Inextricably intertwined
True reality is not captured by static concepts or fixed categories.
“The static is only a limit-case of the dynamic.” – Henri Bergson
Ancient ancestry
Lines of transience
Authentic Hawaiian princess
At its core, royalty is a performance, a carefully choreographed spectacle designed to project power, authority, and divine right.
“What is the greatest weight that you can bear? It is your responsibility.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
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
A young girl
Moves quietly
Through the crowd
A LOMO Belomo 120mm f/1.8 Petzval lens isolates beauty within a swirl of humanity.
“Of thoughts so sudden, that they seem the revelations of a dream.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Human ingenuity
Now writhes
Throes of decay
A monument to the relentless march of entropy as once vibrant colors have faded, replaced by the somber hues of corrosion.
“The wind whispers secrets to the chimes, and they sing songs of the sky.” – Unknown