Seeing as an artist

A few days ago I went out wandering with another photographer. It was a damp foggy day and we just walked about looking for things and scenes that caught our eye. The area we chose to explore was the “downtown” area of Overland Park, Kansas (the city where I live). The corner of the Rio theater caught my eye. This building was built in 1946 and built in an art deco style.

The photograph below I took back in 2014.

This time, the building wasn’t lit and had since closed, but the curves of the glass blocks and the textures of the frames around the blocks caught my eye. While rough and worn it still has beauty to it. A reminder of what once was elegant and graceful.

For me, this is seeing as an artist. To recognize the beauty, grace, and flow of objects many people walk past on a daily basis. It’s all about recognizing the extraordinary amongst the ordinary.