Suburbia Aglow
by Kellice Swaggerty
Title
Suburbia Aglow
Artist
Kellice Swaggerty
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This Montclair, New Jersey neighborhood, Grove Terrace specifically, was undergoing improvements. Unfortunately, one of the so-called improvements was the destroying of several of the old, lovely trees. As an added thought, I wonder if global warming could one day become more than just a warm-up, and begin to be called "global heating"?
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April 11th, 2013
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Comments (19)
Randy Burns
Kellice, this image speaks volumes to me. What a great and deep narrative it expresses. It goes right along with your description. I love it. F/L.
ABeautifulSky Photography
Very dramatic, surreal image Kellice! What a shame they cut those trees down. f/v
Kellice Swaggerty replied:
Thanks Bill! Yes, the street surely had a much different feel to it after some of the natural charm and beauty were gone.
Kenneth Clarke
Hello Kellice, you have lots of interesting work on your site. This is one of my fav,s. I like the power of the light behind the power point. Natural energy. Great.
Kellice Swaggerty replied:
Thank you so very much Kenneth. I do appreciate very much your positive comments and support!
John Malone
Interesting description Kellice. After reading it and giving it some thought in context with the composition you have set up as a photographer, I see a very interesting statement. The wires all lead our eye towards the power pole past the chopped up trees. I hardly gave the trees any cognizant recognition because of that, so my vision primarily foucused on the utilitarian nature of the power pole with the transformer as the main subject. Very cool analogy set up here. Obviously in this suburban improvement like so many others bureaucratic decisions focus has nothing to do with aesthetics and everything to do with keeping the real power lines of economics flowing, then they tell us the money was well spent. Fantastic work! Marvelous analogy to garner from it. That my friend makes it truly ART. F/V
Kellice Swaggerty replied:
Thank you very much John! I am really grateful when one can view my artwork, and then leave with perhaps a new insight, a new understandings, or even perhaps new questions. I am so glad you were able to discover a meaning here which extends beyond the artwork itself, and relates to our very lives as individual persons. I really appreciate your insights you shared, which are sadly very true.
Beto Machado
I agree with Linda. The structure of wires are like a design for the sunshine. Perfect. F/V!!!!
Kellice Swaggerty replied:
Thank you very much Beto! I really appreciate all your kind comments and support!
Linda Phelps
I like the way you encluded the wires and their post in the subject of this sunset. They are a reality that we can not escape. Lone the tones!
Kellice Swaggerty replied:
Thank you Linda! In the past I used to think how much better it could be if there were something beautiful in the foreground (e.g. the Grand Canyon) to photograph against a sunset. Yet its more important to photograph beauty wherever we are in the world.
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