What makes art great?

I expect some of the same effects are at work in the art world: reputation and price influence perception.

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Assignment: Forms of Surface: Pattern

It seems the week got away from me.  Bicycled and shot through Abu Hail and Hor Al Anz, shot a bit in Dragon Mart, but otherwise didn’t much follow-up on specific assignments until Sunday, when I took a morning walk around the nearest bit of Nadha to our campus.  When I set out I was very much goal motivated, but fortunately I was able to relax by the time I got to where I wanted to start shooting and the morning was quite fruitful, with many interesting perceptions.  My intention was to look for light, texture, and pattern.  Here’s some of what presented itself.

Two days on the street

This past weekend I spent two mornings exploring neighboring districts by bicycle.  The first morning I woke rested and when I got to Abu Hail it seemed like pictures just kept popping up in front of me.  I wasn't seeking;  they just appeared.  After editing, I produced 22 images

Two days later I arose from a fitful rest and when I got to Hor Al Anz I felt out of sorts, off balance, out of whack.  The area turned out to be more commercial than I imagined, and I had to pay more careful attention to traffic, both motorized and pedestrian.  After editing, I produced only five images.

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Assignment: Forms of Surface: Texture

Texture is described as where vision and touch overlap.  In making or viewing images of texture, “the viewer should feel as if she is touching it with her eyes.”  The authors suggest that in exploring this aspect of the visual, one not look for objects you know to have texture.  These are the easy shots.  Look instead at objects that don’t appear to have discernible texture.