Songs of the Sky or Equivalent 1923 - 1929

Alfred Stieglitz captured these clouds, what he called "Songs of the Sky," with his camera. I love how the tones shift and merge. It’s less about capturing a perfect likeness and more about feeling the movement and the ephemerality of clouds. Stieglitz was part of a generation of artists trying to discover the essence of things, like the modernists Kandinsky and Georgia O’Keefe, who looked to music as a model for abstraction. I can imagine him looking up, thinking about music. He’s trying to find equivalents in the clouds for feelings inside himself. The composition feels like a moment caught in time, but also timeless. We can all look up and see something similar. Stieglitz’s work invites us to pause and reflect on the beauty that surrounds us, connecting us to the world and to our inner selves. It's a reminder that art isn't just about representation, it's about feeling, and sharing that feeling with others.