Arrangement in Black and White No. 1

Photo taken in my parking garage this morning. Lots of cutesy titles suggested themselves, among them:

“Rule of Thirds” – because there are three white pillar bases and three white lights. Plus the “Rule of Thirds” concept.

“Figures 3 and 4 in Black and White” – which would be a play on Charles Demuth’s brilliant I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold.

In the end I went with “Arrangement in Black and White No.1” as a play on Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, better known as Whistler’s Mother, because I rarely take black-and-white photos and this one seemed to be all about light, shadow, and geometry. Hence, an “arrangement” in black and white of lines, shapes, darkness, and light.

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I am a college professor (PhD in English, concentration rhetoric) at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where I teach film and media studies, political science, digital society, digital storytelling, writing for digital media, and communication. While fragments of my teaching and scholarship interests may quite naturally meander over to my blog, this space is intended to function as a creative outlet, not as part of my professional practice. Opinions are my own, etc.
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5 Responses to Arrangement in Black and White No. 1

  1. That is super interesting. If you let your eyes unfocus, the pillars kind of take on a checkerboard look as well. Very cool!!!

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    • Oh cool, you’re right! I didn’t even try to line it up that way. I just walked forward and back until things “clicked,” like I was a safecracker hearing the tumblers fall into place. My subconscious must have been paying attention to that checkerboard effect, even though I didn’t have a clue😂

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  2. Rose's avatar Rose says:

    plus three I-beams

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