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I absolutely love this type of writing. It mixes abstract art concepts with real life scenarios. It uses simple examples of everyday life to explain the complexities and issues of modern life. We drive to make memories in providence that bad history doesn’t repeat itself. This writing also goes into our natural instincts to be curious and always finding a source of purpose or realization in all things. “The call of a world beyond this one makes us yearn for answers”


Kim Zorn Caputo is a classic writer. He also goes into reconnection with ourselves through the visual expression of art. With each new brush or another influence of expression via media, humanity will spark the recognition of significance.



A key quotes in relation to this picture and the writing “…to know the incomprehensible is about being embraced in all that is fully alive.” At first this quote didn’t make sense to me. How can we know the incomprehensible and embrace it when the incomprehensible is incomprehensible? Then I thought about it in a different angel. Perhaps acknowledging the incomprehensible will lead to the embracement of feeling fully alive. Knowing that we will not know everything will take the stress out of life, so taking advantage of every minute is possible. When I look at this picture I see everything I just mentioned. In this picture, I see happy children. These happy children appear to be embracing life with their smiles. Children are also symbolized as pure. Ignorance is bliss is what comes to mind as a kid. Not knowing responsibilities which meant I knew no stress. So, in a way I think its telling us to go back to that state of mind but being aware of our responsibilities but not letting it overload or overwhelm ourselves. But what I also see is the fact that I recognize no one in this photo. This sticks out to me as I will be one of those kids in the picture. Everyone on this planet will never meet me. Which furthermore adds into why not take and embrace life all the more? To stop worrying about what thousands of people will think compared to the billions that are out there. Overall, we will not be in everybody’s memory. Memory leads to thoughts and past experiences which correlates with imagination sparking the abstract process.



I selected this image because it seemed simple. In simplest terms, a table on sand with sand on it. This image also reminded me of a poem I once, I won’t go much into the class but it reminded me of how simple a picture can be, but also how complicated we can make it. I would like to say this is just a table with sand on it, I really would. In another way I think it helps others that over think too much settle what is really on their minds. That in the midst of the abstraction you’re going to want to see what you want to see.

What I see is perhaps an hour glass. The lighting indicates that it is either sunrise or sundown. Perhaps pointing out a new beginning or a beginning of an end. The table also might serve as a foundation. The grains of sand representing memories. In that case maybe the most important memories were going to hold on top of the table….who knows. Just throwing it out there. Overall, this memory lead to a chain of events.