Delving Into Abstract

Interesting, but not beautiful-but then not everything in life is beautiful. Of course the tree photo is beautiful but that goes without saying!

Love them trees! Always nice photos when you take them - thanks!

I truly enjoy these kinds of shots.

I don't know, I kind of like the pictures with the vines and thorns....neat. Thanks.

Wow, Tonia. These are absolutely breathtaking! The sixth one down, especially - I'd love that as a print so I could hang it on a wall at home. Just fantastic!

I loved the broken glass.

I still say you should throw wildflower seeds around.

I like the patterns that photos 5 and 6 make.

5, 6 and 8 just blew me away Tonia! Exquisite work!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

I love the vines and the broken glass. There is so much meaning under the surface.

i love these - especially the hole. i see so much beauty here. the only thing that throws me are the smatterings of paint, but it also is a stark reminder of 'the hand of man'.
keep it up, honey. i like it when you branch out.

Ooh, wonderful shots. I love the shadows in the fourth photo down.

I think you need to number the series, Tonia. :-)

Good idea, Sheryl - I think it was 2 and 4 I really liked, but they were all marvelous. The one with the circle/hole was intriguing. My stepmother was a collagist, and I really get inspired when I see good abstracts, Tonia - very nice!

These are amazing, Tonia! The top 5, and especially the 4th one, remind me of Paul Klee paintings. I love taking the camera close enough to eliminate any context and create an abstract. Great work.

Good idea Sheryl :)

Thanks everyone - it is so intriguing to me to read the responses to these shots as they are so far out of my niche, and yet seem to be a natural progression for me.

1. Reminds me of my art teacher, in college, who used to draw desertscapes: bleak and desolate. Also, some of Dali's landscapes come to mind. All the wall shots are, if you think of it, a study in old bones. Architectural bones.

2. A red tadpole enters the scene, and I think of Japanese art.

3. The blue conjures Inuit totems.

4. The shadow of the wires suddenly reminds me of abandoned concentration camps.

5 and 6 are beautiful: nature patiently, inexorably, reclaims all. In 6, it's as if the wall was trying to blend, to belong, with the vines.

7. Prisoner leaf?

8. It's a tree! How adorable!

9. All I want to do is look at this one. Just study it, follow the lines out and back again, and think about the glass and how it once separated one side from the other, but now spears into the center of the world as deeply as it cuts back into itself.

10. Like the tiny fingerprints on a newborn.

And I am in love with 11 for too many reasons to list.

Great photos, I especially like #'s 5, 8 asnd 11.

I actually think they ARE beautiful. The shadows and vines can make even a cement wall look artsy. I like number 7 a lot.

#7, #8 and #9 are my favorites.

Love them all but..no, I can't even name favorites. :)

My views on these photos are quite in line with Dannielle's comments. The difference for me is #7 which I see as nature captive to concrete and humankind. Regarding #9, also, is the dilemma of whether this is something broken or something breaking free from confinement. It is a fine collection of images and abstractions, Tonia.

certainly the abstract element is there in these - even with the tree. for me the beauty is not so much the abstract element as the richness of surface - again even with the recognizable tree the contrast flattens the space out and it is the entire surface that becomes intriguing to explore. which is what is so rich in the others as well - those are some wow and fun surface shots - excellent.

This is a stunning photo-essay. The first set of images remind me of the cave-paintings at Lascaux.

Thank you for posting this to The Surreal Circus. You are now featured.

I love them all, as well. There is a flow from one to the next that speaks volumes in simplicity.

Dannielle - re #8 - I just saw the tree and cracked a huge smile - thank you for giving your impressions of each shot - it is affirming.

And thank you everyone - it feels like I am venturing into new territory and it is a bit scary yet very satisfying - as always the encouragement I find here gives me confidence in my eye. Quite honestly, I don't know that I would be where I am today were it not for the involvement I have had with so many fine folks here.

This is such a lovely tribute to the beauty to be found in anything and everything T...simply gorgeous!!! 8 is my favorite.