Enlightened Dogma - Ranting and Ravings

Artist Statement: Art is a purposeful act of creation by man, of man and for man. It is not a random act of nature or other intervention. The degree to which art is deemed art is predicated upon the artist's unique and original vision, and the mastering of his particular medium.
Curt Salonick

Photography, long seen as the depiction or reflection of what is, provides for me the starting point of what could be a creative process that transforms and manipulates several simple images into a final composite.

To me, the definition of Art, is defined as the act of creation by man and not a random circumstance of nature, or other intervention.

The degree to which Art is deemed Art is determined by the artist's unique and original vision and the mastering of his particular discipline

All art is derived from three conceptual disciplines....the Beautiful, the Ugly, and the Meaningful. Any two of which may be combined.
 
The Beautiful...an orderly delineation of Man's ideal perceptions.
The Ugly...a chaotic state that distorts and alters Man's view of reality
The Meaningful...a reflection of Man's soul, the purpose for his being

Beauty is ageless, but not timeless.

It is not life that gives purpose, but rather purpose that gives life.


My work is an on going exploration of what I view as the four pillars that support the Human Condition.
They are:

#1 - LIFE - That which defines our physical being in the present.
#2 - DEATH - Defined by the end of our physical being, an unknown
of which we posses no comprehension, so we can neither accept nor deny it. Therefore we mourn it.
#3 - SEXUALITY - The driving dominate force that perpetuates the species.
#4 - RELIGION - The golden parachute; a means to an end, a reason for being, a flicker of hope in the Great Unknown, defining man from birth to death and beyond.

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