Enjoy | Delight in Life
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Waiting and Watching |
The blue of the Chase bank logo beckoned to me as I sat in a New York City cab at a red light.
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Blank Canvas |
I liked how the scene looked impressionistically out of focus.
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Sketch |
I shot a few frames with humans walking to add narrative.
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In Step |
Four teens walked into my frame and then suddenly, amazingly, one of the young men leaped exuberantly into the air, his coat's blue hue only a few degrees off from that of the Chase logo.
The next day at the Whitney Museum of American Art, after immersing myself in
Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Time, I read through the
exhibition catalog
. Along with other artists from Mr. Hopper's era, the catalog included a painting by one of my art heroes, Modernist painter
Lyonel Feininger. The humans in his work were portrayed as "translucent triangles". According to Mr. Feininger:
I do not think that I will ever portray humans realistically, but this idea, in itself, is human.
Tech Tips: Nikon D700, Nikkor 24-70 mm, ISO 400. ©2010 John Nordell
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