Varens before 1912

This photograph of ferns was made by Henry W. Taunt, sometime before 1922. Imagine him there in the undergrowth, peering through the lens! The ferns, like strokes of dark and light, create a kind of dance across the scene. You know, making art, it’s kind of like being a medium between your mind and the world. I bet Taunt was chasing something specific with this image - maybe the intricate details of nature, or the contrast between light and shadow. It’s so interesting how the texture almost flattens out, becoming more about the arrangement of shapes than a realistic depiction. Painters and photographers, we're all in this big conversation, each adding our voice to the mix. We try to capture something real, or maybe we're just showing how we see things. It's this back-and-forth that keeps art alive, always changing, always surprising.