Elena Aldea
As a general rule , art may be characterized in terms of mimesis (its representation of reality), expression, communication of emotion, or other qualities. Though the definition of what constitutes art is disputed and has changed over time. General descriptions center on the idea of imaginative or technical skill stemming from human agency and creation. When it comes to visually identifying a work of art, there is no single set of values or aesthetic traits. A Baroque painting will not necessarily share much with a contemporary performance piece. Even so they are both considered art. But Baroque works are valuable, so this kind of art has been reissued and reinterpreted by many artists …….. including me.
Despite the seemingly indefinable nature of art, there have always existed certain formal guidelines for its aesthetic judgment and analysis.
For me artistic photography and the construction of digital compositions are forms through which I reveal a part of my mind and soul. Often the subjects are atypical, unusual or even bizarre. I have never kept to rules and have always felt that art does not and should not be encumbered or restricted by anything or anyone in particular.
In the end, beauty is in the eye of the beholder :).