by Kim Ort | Nov 7, 2013 | Abstraction, Going Abstract, Inspiration, People, Photography, Seeing
Aaron Siskind (1903-1991), according to John Paul Caponigro in this article, Literally Abstract, was the preeminent abstract photographer of his time. Born in New York City, he was part of the abstract expressionist movement there in the 1950’s. Siskind’s images...
by Kim Ort | Oct 24, 2013 | Abstraction, Essence, Going Abstract, Photography, Possibilities, Workshops
Abstractions reveal essence. What is essence? The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something that determines its character. By going close in with this red tulip, I saw its indispensable qualities of redness, yellowness, smoothness, curves, and inner glow....
by Kim Ort | Oct 15, 2013 | Abstraction, Attention, Contemplation, Going Abstract, Lines
Abstract photography is about eliminating any recognizable or literal aspects of a subject and instead, isolating within the frame colour, lines, shapes, and curves. In writing and planning my workshop, Going Abstract, I learned some things about myself. One is that...
