Ice Crystals

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Comment by Resident Curator on October 3, 2017 at 4:03pm

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I came across the image Ice Crystals today, and at first impression thought I was viewing a solarized or digitally enhanced photograph.  The gorgeous delicacy of the crackled white lines creates a surprising visual distinction from the darker background.  I also like the squared off format of the piece.  The proportions throw the symmetry off a bit so that the two main veins run vertically through the left-center of the composition.  The feathery ice crystals along the edges further enhance the impression the forms are organically growing, as in a botanical specimen such as a fern frond.  The heavier “stems” of frozen drips supports this illusion. For me, the beauty partially lies in the ephemeral and fragile nature of the design.  I find it interesting this work captures a fleeting phenomenon, whereas some of your other images I’ve admired appear to celebrate stillness of unchanging structures.

 

Comment by Ellen Powell on April 20, 2009 at 10:16pm

I'm smiling. Again, thanks so much.

Comment by Bob Batchelor on April 20, 2009 at 9:31pm

As they say in Glasgow "Ye cannae buy it".