Voting for Sep. 18 - 24 Weekly Challenge: "Black and White Abstract"

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    Votes: 8 40.0%
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    Votes: 3 15.0%
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    Votes: 9 45.0%

  • Total voters
    20
  • Poll closed .

cwgrizz

Senior Member
Challenge Team
"Black and White Abstract"

Please vote for your choice of this week's Weekly Photo Challenge theme. The voting round will remain open for 3 days. In the event of a tie, the Weekly Photo Challenge Team will select a final winner. The winner of each challenge will select the topic for the next challenge!

Congratulations to this week's finalists:


  • @cwgrizz
  • @Marilynne
  • @AxeMan - Rick S.


Thank you to all who participated in this challenge!
 

hark

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Congratulations to the finalists. Very interesting images to represent the category of B&W abstract. :) Nicely done by all.
 

NestorStura

Senior Member
Hi all, congratulations to all, specially to the finalists. This was one of the funiest and creative I saw in my short experience!
Nevertheless, I would like to comment a point (forgive me if it is a problem with my translation). With "Abstract" I understand a graphic art that does not portray realistic images.
Having said that, I have seen excellent and beatiful abstract images, but also other that I would consider more as "pattern" or "lines". Maybe I am wrong but if I am not, I think that this should be also taken into account at like period, to fulfill the topic target.
It is an opinion. Thanks
Néstor
 

Dangerspouse

Senior Member
With "Abstract" I understand a graphic art that does not portray realistic images.
Having said that, I have seen excellent and beatiful abstract images, but also other that I would consider more as "pattern" or "lines". Maybe I am wrong but if I am not, I think that this should be also taken into account at like period, to fulfill the topic target.
It is an opinion. Thanks
Néstor

Hi Nestor - I understand what you're saying, but my own definition of "abstract" differs somewhat from yours (unless it's a translation error on my part from what you've written).

I agree with your definition that "abstract" is de facto not "representative". However, patterns and lines have been used by abstract expressionists for some time. In fact my own entry in this challenge - a macro shot detail of my Movado watch - was inspired by Hilma Af Klint Svanen's "Abstract Circles", a very famous abstract piece (and one of the earliest):

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There are patterns (circular) and lines through them, but it is universally considered an abstract work. So when I was viewing the photos on offer here, that was not a consideration for me.


For myself, I thought some of the entries did not perhaps meet the criterion of "abstract" because they were clearly identifiable objects, sometimes a section, sometimes a close-up, but identifiable nonetheless. As such, to my understanding they fell into the definition of "representative" art, not "abstract".

But again, I certainly understand the point you are making.
 
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mikew_RIP

Senior Member
Hi Nestor - I understand what you're saying, but my own definition of "abstract" differs somewhat from yours (unless it's a translation error on my part from what you've written).

I agree with your definition that "abstract" is de facto not "representative". However, patterns and lines have been used by abstract expressionists for some time. In fact my own entry in this challenge - a macro shot detail of my Movado watch - was inspired by Hilma Af Klint Svanen's "Abstract Circles", a very famous abstract piece (and one of the earliest):

Its my belief abstract in photography has a wider meaning than in other art forms, mainly because of the wider subject options you have.
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There are patterns (circular) and lines through them, but it is universally considered an abstract work. So when I was viewing the photos on offer here, that was not a consideration for me.


For myself, I thought some of the entries did not perhaps meet the criterion of "abstract" because they were clearly identifiable objects, sometimes a section, sometimes a close-up, but identifiable nonetheless. As such, to my understanding they fell into the definition of "representative" art, not "abstract".

But again, I certainly understand the point you are making.


Its my belief abstract in photography has a wider meaning than in other art forms, mainly because of the wider subject options you have.
 

Needa

Senior Member
Challenge Team
Hi all, congratulations to all, specially to the finalists. This was one of the funiest and creative I saw in my short experience!
Nevertheless, I would like to comment a point (forgive me if it is a problem with my translation). With "Abstract" I understand a graphic art that does not portray realistic images.
Having said that, I have seen excellent and beatiful abstract images, but also other that I would consider more as "pattern" or "lines". Maybe I am wrong but if I am not, I think that this should be also taken into account at like period, to fulfill the topic target.
It is an opinion. Thanks
Néstor



From the rules

Any photo will be accepted for the challenge. Edited or straight out of the camera, it does not matter. You are left with complete freedom to do whatever genre of photography you wish to do, and your own interpretation of the challenge subject.


Discussion of the topic is good. I also think the idea here is to have participation and not get into fighting over whether a particular entry meets the subject. To be clear I do not think your comments are in any way wrong or anything other than discussion.

I think that this should be also taken into account at like period, to fulfill the topic target.
It is an opinion. Thanks
Just make the best choices you can.
 

hark

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Voting ends in less than an hour! If you haven't yet voted, please cast one REALLY soon!
 

cwgrizz

Senior Member
Challenge Team
The winner of Sep. 18 - 24 Weekly Challenge : Black & White Abstract


gaining 45% of the votes cast in the final round polling is:

@AxeMan - Rick S.

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Congratulations.

Thanks to everyone who participated, the entrants, the likers and the voters.
 
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