Minimalism 1
February 26, 2008
ƒ/1.4, 1/1250 s, 100 ISO
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I can’t quite put my finger on it. I don’t know what it is, but something has always attracted me to minimalism. Not just in photography either–art, design, living, etc.
One of the reasons I enjoy poetry is because I feel that it is the distillation of language into its most concentrated and perhaps most powerful form. I like the force that sparseness can have. It brings focus. Maybe it’s the complexity and clutter of the modern world that attracts me to minimalism. Something inside of me saying, “Hey there. I need a little room to breathe.”
In any case, this is part of an ongoing project called “A Study in Minimalism.” I hope you enjoy it.
2 Comments
Chris Rusak said
February 27th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I think what also draws many people to minimalism, in addition to what you mentioned, is that though many of the works can seem quiet due to their simplicity and complexity, they can become quite loud and affective in our daily life. The outside world seems to be a cluttered and cacophonous complexity but images in minimalism seem to be constructed symphonics that soothe rather than disrupt.
(post author) Joe Lencioni said
February 27th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
@Chris: it sounds like you are talking about images in minimalism as a sort of medicine that counterbalances some of the effects of modern life. I like it.
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