ignore the below, as of mid dec 2016 things are back to flickr.
also, new: www.instagram.com/flowerville_ii/
as of may 2013 you can find me here:
www.flowerville.co.uk (not updated since donkey's years)
(i am not updating the flickr account anymore, but will leave it here for the time being, as archives)
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θεωρία:
.. flowers * & hair ~
Art has to be forgotten, beauty must be realized. -- Mondriaan
I had to create an equivalent for what I was looking at - not copying it. -- Georgia O'Keeffe
Real originality is precisely what is commonly called personality. Just as everyone possesses his own, characteristic handwriting, every artist has its own distinctive manner. It is not necessarily an obstrusive feature, and it is certainly a mistake to see in the obviously different an immediate proof of real originality. -- Anna Mahler
Aber es gehört ja zur Dynamik aller großen Kreativität, auch nach ihrer Genese: immer greifen die Kunstwerke, auch die der Erkenntnis, so nach dem Alles-in-Einem wie das Kind nach den Sternen. -- Hans Wollschläger Von Sternen und Schnuppen
14 mei 1972
Luisterend, dus los van de gedrukte letter, besefte ik opeens hoe belangrijk het beeld is en hoe ondergeschikt de taal: de taal dient het beeld. Dat behoedt voor verstarring en abstractie. Het beeld is natuurlijk alleen met het juiste woord te treffen, dat wel.
Wat is een gedicht toch een raadselachtig iets: het is taal, het is beeld en het zegt iets wat noch met de taalvorm, noch met het beeld helemaal samenvalt. Omdat het ook een inzicht, een gevoel, een besef is. -- C. O. Jellema Een web van dromen
All art is a kind of confident uncertainty.
-- Idris Parry
olympus om 1
bronica etrs
photograms, plate & paper
i do everything handheld & not much fussed about rules
preferably: rollei retro 100, fuji superia, ilford fp4
publications etc: people who feel inclined to use photos of mine for things like this or any kind of other purposes whatsoever please drop me a line to discuss terms.
- JoinedMarch 2007
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flowerville's photography, or art, is soothing, is pure meditation. She's one of my favourites on flickr, though I think that one should not and cannot even compare her to anyone else.
The apparent simplicity of flowerville's photographs belies the care and attention that goes into each one, especially in the beautiful way in which she eschews gaudy colours and contrasty tones in favour of subtle ranges of monochrome from one mid-grey to another mid-grey.
When I first saw Flowerville's photographs I could not believe their fine and delicate quality. Flowerville's images encouraged me to think more about what I was trying to do with the camera. Her work is always enigmatic, never predictable - the world in constant change.Often introspective and yet never self-centred -… Read more
When I first saw Flowerville's photographs I could not believe their fine and delicate quality. Flowerville's images encouraged me to think more about what I was trying to do with the camera. Her work is always enigmatic, never predictable - the world in constant change.Often introspective and yet never self-centred - a rare quality. Thankyou Flowerville for your beautiful photographs and for all your thoughtful comments.
Read lessflowerville bestows a singing voice... to the soft spoken meek.
A truely gifted image maker, grayscale never looked so good.
Silvery droplets of random light hit the lens and 'click'........captured. But in ways others dream of, because her eyes see differently. She captures and contains, in a little metal box, what can only be described as 'fleeting moments of serenity'. Thank you very much indeed for sharing these images flowerville.
flowerville - her name tells you she lives in the world of beauty. from her icon through her webpage, she exudes gentleness and philosophy. her photographs draw you into nature, not simply present a pretty picture. they allow me to feel i share her world for which i am grateful.