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Challenge: Art of 2014 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix X100S
Location: Vermont
Date: Oct 4, 2014
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/5
Date Uploaded: Feb 3, 2015

 Sometimes part of the place to display art becomes art. Peeling wallpaper in narrow steep stairway of rural museum housed in a former tavern that was constructed 178 years ago.

Fittingly, what you see depends a lot on how you see it: this image is vulnerable to considerable shifts in how it looks based on slight changes in monitor settings or (when printed) slight changes in the color temp of room light.

"Art" often refers to decorative art with the test being whether the image deserves to be hung on a wall. Wallpaper tests the edges of that definition, often being a bland decoration. In this case, my impression is the deterioration of the wallpaper contributes additional interest, potentially allowing this image to be art by way of commentary and emotion more than to be tied to strict documentary photography.

20141004_0016_X100S_m3_dpc

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 02/22/2015 03:03:49 PM
Interesting comment on how monitor settings and light change this image. This is a big problem for me right now, so I can feel your pain.

For me the reddish cast to the image was a bit distracting. Great attempt at defining what is art to you!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/15/2015 06:40:55 PM
I may be old and worn out, but I could tell you some stories.
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