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Date: Dec 14, 2012
Date Uploaded: Dec 14, 2012
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I think a comp has a very short time, less than 1 second, to be interesting, or not. A comp that's interesting needs to offer multiple opportunities to repeat that first second, especially if it's an abstract. Otherwise, the viewer will have an "access denied" moment & move on.
I am trying to offer the 3 things human vision needs to succeed: line, shape, & tone. If I can offer these things in a seductive, interesting way, the viewer will not move on. The viewer will linger, visually tracing detail that doesn't add up to anything, line that is sharp & clear but without meaning, tone that offers variation of light & shadow that only seems like it's going to reveal form. The pattern-recognition talent of the brain will insist on finding something to recognize, but only if the viewer lingers, looking for more than that first second. If not, then it's a failed abstract.
I'm hoping the viewer will find a reason to linger, & find enough line, shape, & tone to see whatever their brain finds for them. The viewer completes the work. Each viewer completes the work in their own unique way. |
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12/16/2012 08:31:01 PM |
| Some could see this as evolving from B&W to color, but I see it as distillation from color to B&W. A very fascinating creation from your original capture! |
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12/16/2012 05:03:54 PM |
| I lingered. I want to see what is there but is not there but could be there... |
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12/15/2012 11:34:52 AM |
| SO much more interesting than the original! I would never see the potential you saw. |
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12/14/2012 05:16:59 PM |
| Tha is really cool and creative. |
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12/14/2012 02:16:16 PM |
| This is 3D. Like a piece of crystal rock with an ancient flower trapped inside. I love it. |
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12/14/2012 01:28:16 PM |
You're definitely the king of WTF am I looking at shots.
I've probably mentioned this before, but these types of abstracts are so hit and miss. The one above I do like, but many other instances I do not. |
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