Art

Journal Entry: Mon May 30, 2011, 5:17 AM

well here we are again at the end of another month ... just where do the months go ... and so on with my last feature ... i continue to be amazed by the power and beauty of all your art ... for it is art ... moments in time that can't be taken away, reminders of what we see and what fills our lives each and everyday

"In a strict sense photography can never be abstract, for the camera is incapable of synthetic integration - Ansel Adams"

"We aren't just eyes; we have memories, feelings. Emotional content is what makes life whole, and a lot of abstraction has no connection with people - Mark Adams"

"Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature. I prefer to see with closed eyes - Josef Albers"

"Painting is a duality and abstract painting is an entirely aesthetic thing. It always remains on one level. It is only really interesting in the beauty of its patterns or its shapes - Francis Bacon"

"The abstract has no emotional content... the abstract is more powerful the more abstract it is - Cecil Balmond"

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"When realistic images or patterns are seen in an abstract painting, they are often parallels brought about by processes in painting which echo processes in nature - Darby Bannard"
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"The abstract artists that I admire were grounded in drawing, composition and design and it shows in their work - Jennifer Bellinger"
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"Abstract art has come into being as a necessary expression of the feelings and thoughts of our age; it has added new dimensions to creative painting - Leonard Brooks"