No Footprints on Nature's Path

by Terrance De Pietro

Title

No Footprints on Nature's Path

Artist

Terrance De Pietro

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

This once seemingly straightforward photograph, of a rarely walked forest terrain, becomes subjectively animated, in the sense that the stillness of the composite elements - when imagination is modestly added; and refrain from fantasy is allows limit - form a two dimensional composition that can be enjoyed, other than merely observed as captured moment of a dissected perception of nature experienced. As such the image takes on the added value of exampling the 'imaginal' in its concurrence; located over a range of similar two dimensional media that we attach to the realm of creative explore and investigation.

As part of the ongoing examination of 'imagination' [especially where it is distinct from 'fantasy'] this image offers both perceptual imagery and imaginal implication. First, in and of itself, it reflects a knowledge of common remnants, artifacts of nature's tasks; it reports 'variety': materials, processes, implications, change; deeper again it registers past, present and future (ongoingness that anything living possesses) and does it in an aesthetically pleasant manner...Second, it presents a specific quality of space, intimate, minimal; yet suggestive of time, even the season. Forms, in chanciness, come together and without arrangement render a composing that asks the viewer nothing than to enjoy...

Other to the objectiveness, and to our point, when all that might be enjoyed in the novelty is read and applied, there remains somewhat more...in 'imply', subjectivity, i.e., imaginal, offered. And can that suggestiveness extend beyond the confines of the image-space? Do we subliminally acquire the imaginal; or does it need to transfer to an image-in-mind that imagination produces? More interesting yet: Can it transfer to another created image, irrespective of the image's medium?

If this tour of extended implications attracts your attention; if you find that it has simile to your own curiosity, experience or explore: First take a moment, and look at the image 'Taking Moment At Valour's Threshold' (it is usually adjacent to this piece); it is a watercolor and was created far from the when, where, how or view of this earlier struck photograph. No need to inspect closely, simply stand back from the two and see if you get a sense that there is a concurrence of sorts in the two images...What it might mean, or say, is all a matter of you and the two images...But if you like take the time to let us know your thoughts...Drop us an email...
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December 2nd, 2009

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