I love this image. Not only is it the image that I use for the banner above it's also framed up nicely and hanging on a wall in our living room. Yes, I did take the picture but like most art that I can attribute to myself I didn’t intend for it to turn out like that.
I snapped this image of Bourbon Street on a chilly January evening in 2007 during a meaningful visit to New Orleans. When I took a closer look at the unintended obscurity with the colors and lines all blurred together I was thrilled.
Sometimes things work that way. Outside of our intention and control what was planned as sharp and clear turns out obscure and ambiguous and the distinct mystery and beauty that results ends up being more honest to the reality of the moment.
I'm no student of modern art but I often find it compelling. When my wife and I visit the Denver Art Museum I know she'll gravitate toward impressionism and she knows I'll feel pulled to the second floor which is the modern and contemporary art. And we respect one another's preferences.
Art leaves its mark on us. American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein said, "Art doesn't transform it just plain forms." But how does art form us?
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