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15-SEP-2007

Cart, Beijing, China, 2007

The most mundane subjects can aspire to art. Such is the nature of color at sunset. I made this image in one of Beijing’s hutongs, or alleyways. The setting sun has bathed its simple canvas cover in gold, and burnished the metal facing with red lettering on the cart as well. The red brick, and rusted frame of the car, along with the reddish sidewalk all contribute to the expression of beauty here.

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Phil Douglis29-Apr-2008 01:22
I simply allowed the light to turn it into a work of art -- it is the sun that makes this cart into the equivalent of an oil painting that represents an economy still in its infancy.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)28-Apr-2008 22:34
Indeed, you have elevated this simple cart into a work of art......and a beautiful one at that.
Phil Douglis15-Oct-2007 04:34
Thanks for coming to this image, Patricia, and for pointing out the diagonal flow here. It does seem to put this stationary wagon into motion.
Patricia Lay-Dorsey14-Oct-2007 04:25
The warmth and simplicity of this image gives it a monumental feeling, as if that cart contains all the wisdom handed down to generation after generation in this ancient culture. The diagonal of the brick sidewalk under it gives a sense of movement back in time.
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