Damian Siqueiros Photography

pBeauty has for long been shunned out from art (the serious kind, of course!). The sublime took its place for a while and then Conceptual art took over and the focus was shifted to the «idea» rather than the vessel of the message. Maybe I’m too much of a hedonist, but I like the form for sensual cognition and experience to be as powerful as the idea. For me beauty is not ornamental, it is a tool./p pI believe something that is aesthetically pleasing can help establish a conversation with a reluctant public; it can soften the message for people to be more receptive. Beauty can also have a cathartic effect by creating a deep emotional connection and release by the spectator. It is important to keep in mind that as a part of my formal research, one of my goals is to broaden the concept of what beauty is; It is not static, but one it evolves with time./p pThese constantly changing aesthetic standards are a reflection of the specific ideologies that produced them. Using the style of a particular era is also, implicitly, revisiting those ideas. In my work I use this process of conscious appropriation to tie in an historical perspective to contemporary issues./p p /p pBeauty, also acts as an instrument to master and exploit the transformative power of art. For example, trough beautification we can change the perception of a forgotten space or change the space itself to reclaim it./p p strongCet e.book contient le fichier d'une photographie de l'artiste Haute définition téléchargeable et imprimable en laboratoire photo ou sur imprimante.La photographie imprimable est visible en téléchrageant l'extrait de l'ebook./strong /p