Figure 1 – Minimalism#12, Kennebunkport, ME. (c) DE Wolf 2014.

I spent a lot of time this past weekend working on my photominimalism project.  Right now these are pictures taken in Kennebunkport of seaweeds and other flotsam on the beach.  The idea is to mimic minimalist art: a strand of seaweed or a shell creating patterns in the sand.  It is a surprising challenge because of the relatively narrow dynamic range.  But the variety of effects, particularly with the seaweeds in different states of wetness is wonderful and intriguing.

I found myself particularly excited about Minimalism #12 which is a very moist clump of seaweed.  Perhaps it test the “outer envelope” of true minimalism, as there is a lot of structure and detail. It seems more to encroach on the genre of Edward Weston. But I really love it; so I thought that I would share under the canon that the artist makes the rules and can bend or reforge his own rules.