1947 Chevy Fleetline Aero Grill
by Rick Bures
Title
1947 Chevy Fleetline Aero Grill
Artist
Rick Bures
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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1947 Chevy Fleetline Aero Grill Abstract. In this abstract horizontal composition, a close-up of the grill of a 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Aero, the shapes exuding solidity and power. This abstract is a sort of study in subtle contrasts. The repeating straight lines of the grill contrast with the rounded corners. The repeating horizontal lines of the grill contrast with the angled lines forming an obtuse triangular point in the center of the grill. The gleaming chrome of the grill contrasts with the flatness of the white paint below the grill, and the white paint and bright blue sky reflected on the chrome contrast with the blacks of the shadow areas between the grill bars. Adding counterpoint to these contrasts, bright sunlight creates specular reflections on the grill, the gleaming points diffracted naturally into starbursts by the small aperture used to take the photo, and adding to the repeating sense of solidity and regularity by being arranged in neat rows. The fastback, two-door Fleetline Aero body style was introduced in 1942, and was little changed during the war years, with WWII delaying both production and redesign. The body style was retained up through 1952. Abstract photography seeks to portray a subject not literally, but more viscerally, communicating through form (shapes, patterns, lines, curves), color, texture, and the play of light and shadow. Often, just a small portion of the whole subject is shown, in order for part to speak for the whole, to communicate deeper meaning or aesthetic appeal through the details seen which would be missed if the whole were visible. I particularly enjoy photographing abstracts of classic vehicles– classic cars, classic airplanes, even classic boats– finding a lot of beauty in the curves, colors, and lines of these relics of bygone eras. Photographed at a car show in Gresham, Oregon, August 8th, 2015. See also my many other abstract photographs, especially of classic cars and classic aircraft.
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July 11th, 2017
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