What Does This Photo Have To Do With Your Creative Journey?
Mark on August 15th, 2008
I took this photo (below) last week. I can’t help but wonder if the workers who paved this road realized they were making art, or if it was just another damn day fixing cracks in the street.
When you look at this picture, does it resonate with you?
How does it relate to your creative journey?
Tell us by leaving a comment…
I think it is symbolic of life. You think you are going down the main road in life with your route all paved out and you get off on little side roads. But aren’t they more interesting anyway?
Laurie - nice.
How cool! It reminds me of Matisse.
I like how fluid the dancing figures seem, in contrast to the linear and stoic lines. As if the swirly figures were departing from the structure of the road, escaping off on a journey of their own.
Ophelia - yep, bingo!
I think I was compelled to take the picture not only for visual/asthetic reasons, but because it struck a chord in my subconscious. I think my subconscious looked at the scene and said: This is the road of life: order and chaos. Sunny and dark. Cracks happen but they can be healed and repaired. You can take the straight and narrow path, or you can be a free-spirit…
Or like in the photo, you can be both at the same time.
well, to me it seems as if the lines are like me, trying desperately to break out through the ceiling ( the yellow divider), I had to really think as I viewed this, but do see an artistic feel to it.
It’s like Dr Seus’s story The Sneetches. Those who had stars on thars, and those who didn’t. Big sguiggles on one side of the yellow line, small sguiggles and straight lines on the other side of the yellow line. Do not pass GO, not collect $100. Personally, I like to cross the line and mingle with those with stars on thars and those without. Yellow line be damned.
Whoa! Not bad for late Sunday night! Must be the espresso that I definitely should not have had this late.
Hi Mark,
I had to laugh when I saw this photo. Not because it doesn’t look like art, but because part of our business is “crack sealing”, and all of the black squiggles you see is just what we do….fill in all of those cracks. I never looked at it as art, but from now on I will.
Lisa - I hadn’t looked at it that way - it does seem like the black swirls can’t cross the yellow line. Neato! Thanks and keep trying!
Panther - Now I’ve gotta go find The Sneeches. Thanks! You keep on drinking that espresso. You’re in the right place for that.
Barbara - That’s hilarious! What are the odds? First, I’m glad that the tar in the photo is indeed for filling cracks, because I wasn’t 100% sure of that. And second, most important, I’m so happy you’ll never do “crack sealing” the same way ever again!
Reminds me of artist/AIDS activist Keith Haring’s work!
I’m not sure if this relates to my creative journey or not… but to me, they looked like body outlines that decided to get up and move! Hmm… maybe something I thought was dead is not, in fact, gone?
Krystin - yeah, I can see that!
Dharmamama - That’s awesome. Why didn’t I think of that? (Because only Dharmamama could!)