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Another landscape version of the ‘Cheesegrater’, a car park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It was designed by architects Allies and Morrison.
In 2009 it won a RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Regional Award. These awards are given to UK buildings for their regional architectural importance. In 2013 it gained third place in the 'World’s Coolest Car Park' awards.
Photo taken in June 2025.
Here is another photo of mine showing a building in London by the same architects: flic.kr/p/Ts4f8Y
Sometimes you think nothing is a coincidence. Moments after finishing this GIMPed abstract of "The Wave", I saw a photograph that had many similarities. So I copied the very suitable title of that photo.
The Wave, Almere, Flevoland, The Netherlands.
Design: René van Zuuk (2004)
A dynamic, abstract light-trail effect of city lights at night transforming the mundane luminescence into a roaring cascade of abstract expressionism.
My work explores the invisible architecture of time, velocity, and urban psychology. By utilizing Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) and long-exposure techniques, I deconstruct the static reality of the physical world into its raw, energetic essence.
Stripping away the literal identity of the environment, we cannot see buildings, cars, or people; instead, we are left with the kinetic footprint of an urban landscape.
The rhythmic, staccato dashes of light mirror the fragmented nature of human perception in a hyper-connected, fast-paced world.
Radiant ribbons of amber, crimson, and gold slice diagonally through the consuming darkness like meteor showers frozen mid-flight. It evokes the feeling of moving quickly through a city at night.
The overwhelming warmth of the composition is fractured only by a singular, piercing streak of electric blue at the apex, serving as a cool anchor in a sea of molten light.
The image is structured around a strong diagonal dynamic. The streaks of light flow from the top-right toward the bottom-left, creating an intense sense of velocity and forward momentum. The broken, dashed lines interspersed with solid streaks add a rhythmic, staccato cadence to the visual flow.
The color scheme is dominated by warm, high-energy tones—vibrant oranges, deep reds, and bright yellows. These are punctuated by a singular streak of cool white/blue at the top and a hint of green on the far right, which creates an effective color contrast against the swallowing black background.
While flat by nature, the varying brightness and thicknesses of the light trails create a faux-layered depth. The brighter yellow and white streaks appear to pop forward, while the darker red trails recede into the shadows. The highlights are well-managed; despite the long exposure, the bright lines retain their color profiles rather than completely blowing out into pure white.
A psychological impression of speed over the physical reality of the surroundings.
Philosophically, this photograph captures time rather than a single moment. By extending the exposure, the camera ceases to be a tool that freezes reality and instead becomes a brush that records a duration of experiences, turning a chaotic city scene into an organized blur of pure energy.
Stripped of all physical architecture, the photograph abandons literal reality to paint a raw, visceral portrait of velocity, time, and pure momentum. A compelling example of abstract intentional camera movement (ICM) photography, transforming standard urban illumination into a dynamic, painterly composition.
The word "kinetic" anchors the image in physics and motion, while "traces" introduces a poetic, almost haunting sense of absence reminding the viewer that the physical cars or buildings are entirely missing from the frame. "Kinetic traces" elevates the photograph from an expressive artistic identity into a thoughtful piece of conceptual art.
The image successfully transforms a mundane night scene into an energetic, futuristic canvas. It prioritizes emotional resonance evoking speed, chaos, or a neon metropolis over documentary accuracy, making it a compelling piece of abstract expressionism.
It invites the viewer to step away from documentation and instead immerse themselves in a visceral, fluid meditation on time passing through space.
Holstentorhalle, Backsteinexpressionismus (Brick Expressionism) in Lübeck, Germany.
Design (ca. 1920): Friedrich Wilhelm Virck
In this series, where I developed a way to "paint with pixels" I eventually filled the space with equal amounts of movements so the images wound up becoming "All Over" compositions. This was a term coined to refer to Jackson Pollocks unique compositional innovation. Literally, there is no centre, foreground, background or hierarchy of composition in his classic "drip" series. The composition was then, evenly "all over" the picture plane. My piece is pretty much 'all over' but not entirely.
This piece was almost finished when I felt that it needed the 5 strong, straight, black bars to finally "pop" the image. As soon as I put them in I immediately thought of my favourite Pollock painting, "Blue Poles". It's an interesting piece, a later one, where he seems to have felt that he had said what he meant to "say" with the all over pieces and was once again open to placing objects into the image that stood out against the all over background.
All these things considered, I thought to title this one of mine after Pollocks "Blue Poles".
www.jackson-pollock.org/blue-poles.jsp
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Explore Nov. 24, 2022
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Chilehaus, Hamburg - Germany
German Brick Expressionism, an architectural style primarily associated with the 1920s and 1930s in Germany.
The Chilehaus building was built between 1922 and 1924.
Abstract shot of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA. It opened in 1883. Designed by John Augustus Roebling.
Photo taken in May 2024.
Repeated Wall Design Element @Finanzdeputation, Hamburg (Tax Office). Clincker Expressionism. The black net is defeating the doves.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_Expressionism
A larger format photograph of an image in my recent, square, 'Forlorn Windows, Birmingham' series.
Also see flic.kr/p/2rKCGN7.
Photo taken in October 2025.
Landscape view of The Columbia Center in downtown Seattle, the second tallest building on the west coast of the USA. I hope that you like this composition.
Architects: Chester L. Lindsey
A larger format photograph of an image in my recent, square, 'Forlorn Windows, Birmingham' series.
Also see flic.kr/p/2rKBMH2.
Photo taken in October 2025.
oil on canvas, 40x50 cm
Peacock Beauty
An Abstract Expressionism painting of an Peacock bird beauty in the flowers. Where cobalt green, lavender, grey, yellow, pink-orange, black is applied in forceful, rapid, and impulsive brush strokes. The paints are splashed, poured and flung directly onto the canvas in a dynamic and uncontrolled manner. Jackson Pollock painting style.
Inspired by my friend Thorunn/Tota on DDG bot.
www.flickr.com/photos/totaart/
Created with DDG Text 2 AI engine. PP work in Adobe PS Elements 2024 RAW filters..
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