Lived world
Tactile sensation
Sensory richness
The beauty we perceive is not simply a superficial quality, but a manifestation of the profound and enduring relationship between ourselves and the world around us.
“To see something as art requires something the eye cannot decry—an atmosphere of artistic theory, a knowledge of the history of art: an artworld.” – Arthur Danto
Unseen melodies
Take shape
In the tangible air
The market stalls in the background, draped with cloths and displaying wares, are the “already-there,” the backdrop against which the aesthetic event unfolds.
“The aesthetic object is not a thing among things; it is a world.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Reflected moment
How to be
In a newsstand
This fragmented surface compels us to see beyond the superficial and to ponder the profound realities etched into its complex structure.
“The work of art is a singular object, irreplaceable and inexhaustible.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Raconteur
Actor
Role player
Sometimes it is possible to see beyond objects into a larger connected domain.
“Art should not be limited to the representation of objects, but should strive to express the universal through the particular.” – Piet Mondrian
In the street
Walking around
Face in the crowd
Individuals isolated in space time.
“I think if I’d quit years ago, I’d never have known what I was capable of doing.” – Tom Petty
Urban fracture
Behind the glass
Echoes of the street
An image can compel us to look beyond the surface.
“The strange should rouse our attention.” – Charles Sanders Peirce
Disparity tension
Visual dissonance
Temporal dimension
A meditation on the nature of perception and representation invites us to question assumptions.
“The camera is a liar. It gives you a false sense of reality.” – Richard Estes
Suggestion of
Hidden presence
Behind it
The world is always greater than what we can immediately perceive, there is always more to see, more to know.
“The aesthetic is the experience of the eternal in the moment.” – Karl Jaspers
Olive
Wood
Crafts
Contemporary art is here made possible by over 170 unique artisans, musicians, street performers, food vendors, food & dessert trucks & a beer/beverage garden.
“Many markets work best with little or no outside interference.” – Eric Maskin
Prosaic poetry
Chaotic grace
Fleeting reality
Photographing a street fair is about experiencing the world with a heightened sensitivity, about recognizing the profound in the ordinary. The street fair, with its teeming life, its fleeting moments of joy and sorrow, offers an endless source of such experiences.
“Photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson