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2008-2009 / C-Print / 125x125cm
Details Abstractions /
«The evolution of architectural detail, that transforms to an individual element full of technical esthetics and beauty.»
Детальные абстракции /
«Эволюция архитектурной детали, трансформирующейся в самостоятельный элемент полный технической эстетики.»
I have a thing for sewer grates. I like their geometries and the opportunity for abstraction, thereby. I also love all the unique effects that their various locations uniquely bring them. Someone spilled white paint on this grate and it gives a lovely 'random', organic quality to the straight lines and angles. The wear and tear of traffic and the vicissitudes of the weather all combine to work in different textural markings too. In warmer weather, collections of seeds, keys, petals and the miniscule flotsam of city life collect and sometimes clog them, all to great effect. They're like snowflakes, metallic snowflakes.
This and the following 6 images were all derived from/inspired by photographs I took of an orange and two tomatoes! Miracles of modern technology - the images, not the fruit :) Although, having said that ......... !
Los Angeles, California. Every time I get to the Getty I'm astounded by the architecture. The architect Richard Meier put incredible lines, windows, angles, curves, and textures in almost every view. You look up, down, across and through in almost any place you can get to and there are things of interest to see.
Looking at the details of this architecture abstractly reminds me of the work of Kandinsky and other Bauhaus painters and architects as well as the Russian Supremists and I wanted to make a small collection to attempt to document that.
Part of the series: Getty Center Abstractions
While I was prepared to encounter the wildlife and the Giant Mountain itself of Denali, something I was totally unprepared was the vibrant colours of the landscape that Denali presented. The colours and contrasts across the mountain range and tundras presented itself as a canvas painting for most part. Finding that art within the frame was an interestign excercise. Sometimes the line between mystical and reality is so thin, you beging to wonder where you have wondered across to.