Barbara Van Cleve (b. 1935)
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Title:
Horse Whispering
Size:
15 1/2 x 19 inches
Medium:
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed:
L/R
Artist Statement:
Although I use photography as a tool for capturing images, I know it must also be a means of revealing and sharing compassion for, love of, hope for, dreams of, information about, and the resonating memories of the “thing observed.” All vision, which includes photographic vision, has a spiritual content. I believe passionately that this kind of vision honors the single moments of human existence, which I try to communicate. Like a sunset or a snowflake, no two moments of life are the same. Photography is a great gift to me, and one that comes with equally as much responsibility.
Although I use photography as a tool for capturing images, I know it must also be a means of revealing and sharing compassion for, love of, hope for, dreams of, information about, and the resonating memories of the “thing observed.” All vision, which includes photographic vision, has a spiritual content. I believe passionately that this kind of vision honors the single moments of human existence, which I try to communicate. Like a sunset or a snowflake, no two moments of life are the same. Photography is a great gift to me, and one that comes with equally as much responsibility.