zenography

reflection fixing the world one piece of tape at a time

2012-01-27T10:43:00.001-05:00

reflection fixing the world one piece of tape at a time, originally uploaded by zen.

reflection downtown

2012-01-06T20:03:00.001-05:00

reflection downtown, originally uploaded by zen.

reflection of asheville in a corvette hood

2012-01-05T07:10:00.001-05:00

reflection avl in corvette, originally uploaded by zen.

bens tune up side window 3

2012-01-04T07:29:00.001-05:00

bens tune up side window 3, originally uploaded by zen.

abstract blur

2011-12-27T07:29:00.001-05:00

abstract blur, originally uploaded by zen.

reflection - gutter window

2011-12-15T21:14:00.001-05:00

reflection gutter window, originally uploaded by zen.

graffiti black drips

2011-12-12T20:04:00.001-05:00

graffiti black drips, originally uploaded by zen.

bens tune up the crack between worlds 2

2011-12-11T14:00:00.001-05:00

bens tune up the crack between worlds 2, originally uploaded by zen.

a dreamy moment

2011-12-09T07:49:00.001-05:00

a dreamy moment, originally uploaded by zen.

store window reflection on haywood road, west asheville, nc

2011-12-08T00:58:00.001-05:00

reflection haywood road, originally uploaded by zen.

leaf changing detail

2011-12-05T23:46:00.001-05:00

leaf changing, originally uploaded by zen.

statue of angelty

2011-12-04T11:02:00.001-05:00

statue of angelty, originally uploaded by zen.

Actually they wrap the tree outside the front of The Grove House downtown Asheville.

thru plastic glass

2011-12-02T06:58:00.001-05:00

thru plastic glass, originally uploaded by zen.

i love this stuff - it's a thick, clear plastic used to keep outdoor cafe areas warm and yet feeling like they're outdoors. the reflections and the visuals thru just dance and move so vividly.

DSC02346a thru plastic glass

2011-11-30T07:27:00.001-05:00

DSC02346a thru plastic glass, originally uploaded by zen.

bens tune up the crack between worlds

2011-11-14T08:04:00.001-05:00

bens tune up the crack between worlds, originally uploaded by zen.

seems like it's the culmination of one of the photos i'm always searching to take.

self portrait in slanted junk

2011-11-12T10:14:00.001-05:00

self portrait in slanted junk, originally uploaded by zen.

well, there i was.

metal big scrape

2011-11-09T01:50:00.001-05:00

metal big scrape, originally uploaded by zen.

horizontal strips

2011-11-08T00:14:00.001-05:00

horizontal strips, originally uploaded by zen.

reflection of me zig wave

2011-11-03T20:16:00.001-05:00

reflection of me zig wave, originally uploaded by zen.

artist's tabletop

2011-11-02T06:07:00.001-05:00

artists tabletop, originally uploaded by zen.

constantly fascinated by the periphery (and the disposable) parts of other artist's process.

reflection gallery haen vase tree

2011-11-01T06:06:00.001-05:00

reflection gallery haen vase tree, originally uploaded by zen.

this is a reflection-thru. three layers i've tried to make each equally compelling. Again, no photoshop play, this is all out-of-the-camera.

reflection ever watchful eye

2011-10-26T13:07:00.001-05:00

reflection ever watchful eye, originally uploaded by zen.

I was told this was a visual description of me, an ever-watchful eye looking at and thru reflections. So, in a way i guess it's a self-portrait.

duct tape music

2011-10-16T23:00:00.001-05:00

duct tape music, originally uploaded by zen.

water ripple abstract

2011-10-14T21:05:00.001-05:00

water ripple abstract, originally uploaded by zen.

Water ripples under the Patton Avenue (Smokey Park) Bridge. Yes, it's where i found the gun a few days ago (turned over to the police), but i'm much more interested in this... the police, not so much.

cardboard decay

2011-10-12T23:14:00.001-05:00

cardboard decay, originally uploaded by zen.

Sometimes nature does the careful and time-consuming abstract painting (like on this cardboard box) and i'm just hanging around to see and snap the photo...

door sticker removed

2011-10-10T21:32:00.001-05:00

door sticker removed, originally uploaded by zen.

reflection marble slab ice cream and pack place

2011-10-05T21:27:00.001-05:00

reflection marble slab ice cream and pack place, originally uploaded by zen.

the domain of light-heim

abstract reflection window construction

2011-10-04T06:40:00.001-05:00

abstract reflection window construction, originally uploaded by zen.

Biltmore Iron and Metal

2011-10-03T15:33:00.001-05:00

Biltmore Iron and Metal, originally uploaded by zen.

Today spent my lunch hour in a heavenly alpha state staring at metal and getting dusty at Biltmore Iron and Metal. A lovely place to meditate!

reflection painting

2011-09-30T06:35:00.001-05:00

reflection painting, originally uploaded by zen.

reflection himalayas import

2011-09-29T06:51:00.001-05:00

reflection himalayas import, originally uploaded by zen.

part of my downtown reflection blitz

im an artist dammit

2011-09-28T19:59:00.001-05:00

closeup im an artist dammit, originally uploaded by zen.

this just seems halfway between a serious art shot and a poser art shot. That's why i love it.

a reflection who i am

2011-09-22T13:45:00.001-05:00

zen reflection who i am 1, originally uploaded by zen.

Lately been on a lovely visual journey into the multitudinal reflections of my downtown, Asheville. I've seen things in things, areas of thinglessness and bristling thingitude. I even saw myself in all this world, and loved it.

abstract yellow circle building

2011-09-17T11:59:00.001-05:00

abstract yellow circle building, originally uploaded by zen.

for some reason this reflection fascinates me. The (near) covering of something with something when neither seem important to the picture just amplifies the need to be seen. Or something? Or maybe because nothing really fits in the box? Or not? Or yes?

alley wall paint

2011-09-14T01:10:00.001-05:00

alley wall paint, originally uploaded by zen.

When color is all over the place, i wonder about the nature of randomness - did the person in trying to cover things up knowingly make art simply by adhering to some inner esthetic?

cracked wall blue

2011-09-10T11:22:00.001-05:00

IF abstract cracked wall blue, originally uploaded by zen.

Urban decay seems to me to be that near-perfect balance of man and nature, of false-order on top of false-chaos. So, too, can construction sites that are very similar, but moving in the direction of more false-order rather than away from it.

Ice Factory: graffiti peeling

2011-09-09T23:11:00.001-05:00

IF graffiti peeling, originally uploaded by zen.

nature has its own ever-changing fingerprint

2011-03-15T21:58:00.001-05:00

fish in water, originally uploaded by zen.

fashion reflections

2011-03-12T01:22:00.001-05:00

fashion reflections, originally uploaded by zen.

uncaged bird

2011-03-10T23:07:00.001-05:00

uncaged bird, originally uploaded by zen.

let's play reflection

2011-02-25T09:34:00.001-05:00

let's play reflection, originally uploaded by zen.

Taken at Hot Springs, NC

self portrait

2011-02-21T10:53:00.001-05:00

self portrait, originally uploaded by zen.

ice and grass

2011-02-21T10:24:00.001-05:00

ice and grass, originally uploaded by zen.

blur beach

2011-02-08T08:13:00.001-05:00

blur beach 1, originally uploaded by zen.

Does it do more 'harm' than 'good' to give abstract photographs a title saying what it is a photograph of? I fear that reality-titles stops the viewer process of the photo as what it is becoming in the mind and switches to the list of what "it is a photograph of."

Check!

Boop!

the self

2011-02-06T13:41:00.001-05:00

the self, originally uploaded by zen.

Here's the thing. I'm now reading Susan Sontag's book of essays "On Photography" and i realize i want to, have to, begin writing my thoughts on the how and why of photography. My upcoming show at Harvest Records has made me re-evaluate and analyze what i'm doing as an artist. So, today's photo starts with a photo of the self.

I have many reflection shots so there's a bunch of photos that include me but - as i see them - aren't necessarily about me.

More thinking... more grokking...

snow and rusty wires

2011-01-26T07:22:00.001-05:00

snow and rusty wires, originally uploaded by zen.

abstract white

2011-01-16T13:38:00.001-05:00

abstract white, originally uploaded by zen.

the sound of forgiveness

2011-01-12T14:27:00.001-05:00

the sound of forgiveness, originally uploaded by zen.

sharp shadows

2011-01-12T07:27:00.001-05:00

BS1 Robert Winkler 08 sharp shadows, originally uploaded by zen.

Blue Spiral 1 artwork and shadows by Robert Winkler

standing there snow in parking lot

2010-12-27T22:22:00.001-05:00

standing there parking lot, originally uploaded by zen.

water levels

2010-11-18T00:43:00.001-05:00

water levels, originally uploaded by zen.

<-- boob

2010-11-08T11:44:00.001-05:00

boob, originally uploaded by zen.

My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea.
- Edward Weston

drippy landscape

2010-11-04T06:15:00.001-05:00

drippy landscape, originally uploaded by zen.

gold and blue

2010-10-28T07:00:00.001-05:00

gold and blue, originally uploaded by zen.

WNC fair abstract with light

2010-10-14T18:29:00.001-05:00

fair abstract, originally uploaded by zen.

WNC fair abstract light 1

2010-10-14T07:03:00.001-05:00

fair abstract light 1, originally uploaded by zen.

Chicken Alley standing there

2010-09-03T08:14:00.001-05:00

Chicken Alley standing there, originally uploaded by zen.

self portrait with politics

2010-08-06T05:55:00.001-05:00

self portrait as obama, originally uploaded by zen.

With thanks to Dustin Spagnola

wedge sticker on tank

2010-07-19T07:33:00.001-05:00

wedge sticker on tank, originally uploaded by zen.

cotton mill cloth fiber workshop

2010-07-15T15:48:00.001-05:00

cotton mill cloth fiber workshop, originally uploaded by zen.

chicken hill trackside gallery graffiti metal

2010-06-30T06:32:00.001-05:00

chicken hill trackside gallery graffiti metal, originally uploaded by zen.

planetary moonrise

2010-06-29T06:31:00.001-05:00

planetary moonrise, originally uploaded by zen.

lab abstract

2010-06-28T06:59:00.001-05:00

lab abstract, originally uploaded by zen.

art car abstract 5

2010-06-21T23:27:00.001-05:00

art car abstract 5, originally uploaded by zen.

blur

2010-06-21T06:45:00.001-05:00

blur, originally uploaded by zen.

bridge abstract 1

2010-06-14T21:24:00.001-05:00

bridge abstract 1, originally uploaded by zen.

graffiti chicken hill wood

2010-06-12T21:42:00.001-05:00

graffiti chicken hill wood, originally uploaded by zen.

portrait thru toilet tube

2010-06-07T20:59:00.001-05:00

portrait thru toilet tube, originally uploaded by zen.

abstract metal tabletop

2010-06-06T17:59:00.001-05:00

abstract metal tabletop, originally uploaded by zen.

wood and lines

2010-06-01T19:54:00.001-05:00

wood and lines, originally uploaded by zen.

christophers garden abstract

2010-05-23T22:08:00.003-05:00

christophers garden abstract, originally uploaded by zen.

Flickr

2010-05-23T22:08:00.001-05:00

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

dirty little abstract

2010-05-21T06:36:00.001-05:00

dirty little abstract, originally uploaded by zen.

graffiti ice factory floor

2010-05-21T06:34:00.001-05:00

graffiti ice factory floor, originally uploaded by zen.

abstract tarp

2010-05-19T06:13:00.001-05:00

abstract tarp, originally uploaded by zen.

haywood road artist detail

2010-05-16T09:43:00.001-05:00

haywood road artist detail, originally uploaded by zen.

abstract graffiti dappled

2010-05-15T08:23:00.001-05:00

abstract graffiti dappled, originally uploaded by zen.

studebaker reflection

2010-05-02T00:12:00.001-05:00

studebaker reflection, originally uploaded by zen.

Riverside rust door 2

2010-04-26T06:31:00.001-05:00

Riverside rust door 2, originally uploaded by zen.

reflections in Ship to Shore shop window

2010-04-17T12:28:00.001-05:00

reflections in Ship to shore window, originally uploaded by zen.

standing there my reflection in wood

2010-04-16T08:36:00.001-05:00

standing there my reflection in wood, originally uploaded by zen.

rooftop shadows

2010-04-13T05:53:00.001-05:00

rooftop shadows, originally uploaded by zen.

dirty window monster

2010-04-08T06:28:00.001-05:00

dirty window monster, originally uploaded by zen.

alleyway shadow and sky

2010-04-06T07:04:00.001-05:00

alleyway shadow and sky, originally uploaded by zen.

yellow wall worn

2010-03-17T18:03:00.001-05:00

wall worn, originally uploaded by zen.

re column base 2

2010-03-15T20:29:00.001-05:00

re column base 2, originally uploaded by zen.

busstop painting 2

2010-03-12T13:40:00.001-05:00

busstop painting 2, originally uploaded by zen.

re-entered due to spam

wakeful transition

2010-03-08T23:59:00.001-05:00

wakeful transition, originally uploaded by zen.

aging outdoor ceiling in key west

2010-03-08T09:49:00.001-05:00

aging outdoor ceiling in key west, originally uploaded by zen.

faucet reflection

2010-02-25T21:48:00.001-05:00

faucet reflection, originally uploaded by zen.

snow, glass and rope

2010-02-22T06:53:00.001-05:00

snow, glass and rope, originally uploaded by zen.

concrete snow and color

2010-02-08T07:22:00.001-05:00

concrete snow and color, originally uploaded by zen.

busstop painting 3

2010-01-27T05:33:00.001-05:00

busstop painting 3, originally uploaded by zen.

blur color

2010-01-26T06:58:00.001-05:00

blur color, originally uploaded by zen.

blue abstract

2010-01-06T05:26:00.001-05:00

blue abstract, originally uploaded by zen.

held by hypnosis

2010-01-05T05:39:00.001-05:00

held by hypnosis, originally uploaded by zen.

blurshot

2009-12-31T06:00:00.001-05:00

blurshot, originally uploaded by zen.

snow spiral

2009-12-28T06:53:00.001-05:00

snow spiral, originally uploaded by zen.

highway guardrail

2009-12-25T19:17:00.001-05:00

highway guardrail, originally uploaded by zen.

solarium abstract 6 - simple memories are like fish

2009-12-23T23:19:00.001-05:00

solarium abstract 6 - simple memories are like fish, originally uploaded by zen.