I took approximately 72 pictures of this bed of succulents on my way from the costume shop up the stairs by the Claire-Trevor. Ok, not 72, but a lot - until I found the perfect one. What I love about this texture shot, is that there is such a play-on-play with light and shadow. I think this is integral to texture in general. Without shadow to delineate raised and lowered shapes, it is impossible to decipher texture. I have a distinct memory of a stucco-painted room in a friend's apartment. The way a side light shone from another area of the room onto it, it looked completely flat, but when we switched on the overhead light, a mass of texture appeared.
This picture is so vivid! I actually took it tuesday morning, and describes exactly how I have been feeling when I am starting my days this whole week. I feel revitalized, fresh, succulent - and super vivid! I love that it is very hard to tell where one plant ends and another starts - like they are all vastly inter-connected. Our department feels like this - a great community of artists who are individual plants, but that connect and support each other to make a really beautiful succulent bed. I especially love the different shades of green in the picture - the idea that source light effects how color is perceived.
This photo reminds me of so many things: the succulents themselves remind me of my new home in California, the light and darkness shows the duality of all things, the interconnectedness of the plants is a beautiful metaphor in itself, and the vivid green is a color representative of my feelings of joy and fullness during this week.
Nice image and critique of the photo and relationship to you emotional state - it is really varied in its texture:
ReplyDeleteLight and Shadow, Shapes and varying colors - nice depth