Ambiguity
The Response: Color and Shape — Cheryl
I used to be very concerned about people understanding my intentions, but I finally realized that misunderstandings occur no matter what. We bring our own experiences to our interactions. There’s simply no getting around that. Perhaps I’ve swung too far in the opposite direction, but now I’m all about ambiguity.
Fabulous x 1000!!! I’m blown away!
Aw, thank you, Jessica. This is one of those images that leaves me a bit agog: I created that? Where did it come from? Remember what Madeleine L’Engle wrote (in “Walking on Water”): “But when the words mean even more than the writer knew they meant, then the writer has been listening”? That is certainly at work here (only with images, as opposed to words). In fact, it seems as if it’s becoming the norm. Diving into multiple exposure has been the key to unlocking something inside of me, and I have you to thank for it. So, thank you!
By the by, this is how I created the image. First of all, it’s a composite of three images. The first two are multiple exposure shots with intentional camera motion of a painting I’m working on (you’ve seen it before). The top layer is a multiple exposure shot of the ice in front of my house, and that lends the texture.
About that painting: it, too, is taking on a life of it’s own, and it has to do with a breakthrough sparked by this: http://www.krismatheson.com/journal/frozen-shattered (I giggle over that fact that he still hasn’t replied to my second, lengthy comment. I hope I didn’t rock his world, but I’m grateful he helped me figure something out.)
I know exactly what you mean – I think the icm/me technique is allowing us to get past the realism inherent in photography and that (like I said in the earlier post) is introducing ambiguity which is allowing the work to take on a life of it’s own. It’s fascinating to watch it develop. Thanks for sharing how you created it — I *was* wondering… But it also evokes another artist in my mind and I can’t quite place it — the dark and intersecting shapes. I am quite fascinated by the piece and kept coming back to it.