Untitled 1940

This is an untitled photograph by György Kepes. With the way Kepes’s used light and shadow it's almost as if he were painting. The light seems to almost emanate from the objects. I love the mysteriousness of this image; it pulls you into its quiet world. The dark areas draw you in, making you strain to see, while the pale, luminous lines create a sense of movement and connection. Look at the way the lines intersect. It is like a network of hidden pathways. The lines guide our eye through the composition, connecting the various elements and creating a sense of depth and space. It reminds me of Moholy-Nagy's photograms, where light and shadow create abstract compositions with a surreal quality. It's like they were both exploring the possibilities of photography as a medium for abstraction and experimentation. The ambiguity here is the point, not knowing is the point.