The images encapsulated within the video ‘Líneas’ were
specifically composed to reflect the Everyday Image (Murray, 2008) through the
unique theme of texture and a line sub theme. The textures that compose the
urban environment are a mundane and overwhelmingly overlooked component of
everyday life despite the frequency with which they are encountered. As such
the images immediately draw the eye creating a path to follow and indicating
the unseen details and unique patterns of everyday life that remain undetected.
The close up nature of the images used in ‘Líneas’ uncovers
the true, and unnoticed, beauty of Everyday objects. As such it reflects the
growing photographical trend of the Everyday Aesthetic, as described by Murray,
in which photos are artistically composed to create unique images that
demonstrate beauty in the ordinary and also hint at the every day life of
composers.
The power of ‘Líneas’ is that the textures and lines
captured hint at components of the everyday life that are simultaneously
familiar and unfamiliar due to the frequency with which they are overlooked. Fences,
object and other surfaces that are used everyday are suddenly transformed, detailed
and surprisingly beautiful thereby capturing the splendour and influence of the
Everyday Aesthetic.
Reference:
Murray, S. (2008) “Digital
Images, Photo-Sharing, and Our Shifting Notions of Everyday Aesthetics”,
Journal of Visual Culture, 7:132-146.
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