tresamie opened this issue on Oct 13, 2007 · 166 posts
Denger posted Mon, 05 November 2007 at 9:31 AM
**Minimalist art makes a bold statement, the strength of a given work deriving in part from its simplicity. What the artist withholds speaks just as loudly (and often more loudly) than what the artist reveals. In minimalism, a title can also be very important, since it may plant a suggestion within the mind's eye of the viewer. The title affects an individual's interpretation of that piece.
In my opinion, minimalist imagery is always pared down to its most basic components; each part of the whole existing for a clear purpose: nothing is superfluous, nothing redundant, nothing excessive.
Based on these criteria, the task of voting for only three pieces became a daunting one, as there were numerous submissions which deserved a "3". Those listed below certainly did. That said, my vote reflects not only those works which are truly minimalism, but those which I believe show exceptional insight. The following works clearly say something, and they say it in an unmistakably beautiful way...
RuyBerna "Light Door" 3 *
jstro "Caution" 2
ARTWITHIN "FLOW" 1
Deserving of Special Honorable Mention:
Conniekat8 "Solution"
Deserving of Honorable Mention:
Analog-X "Face of Bubbles"
awjay Excerpt from "Window on a Window"
* It must be said that "Silhouette Kiss" by RuyBerna would have received my "3", had the brightness level of that image been reduced and the contrast level slightly increased. In this instance, the good was the enemy of the best.**
Concepts are the playthings of an active intellect.