1956 Pontiac Chieftain Headlight and Grill 1
by Rick Bures
Title
1956 Pontiac Chieftain Headlight and Grill 1
Artist
Rick Bures
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Photograph - Photograph
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1956 Pontiac Chieftain Headlight and Grill Abstract 1. In this abstract horizontal composition, the gleaming chrome of a classic car reflects the varied colors and shapes of its surroundings. The muscular forms in the grill of a 1956 Pontiac Chieftain gleam in the sunlight. The forms in this tableau are quite fluid– there are few straight lines, with shapes instead flowing from one to another, the chrome’s mirrored surface bespeaks of water, and even the cool, blue tones of the paint are suggestive of water. The sunlight gleams in several specular reflections diffracted naturally into starbursts by the small aperture utilized in the taking of this photo. There is also a muscularity and strength exuded in the bulging, rounded forms. Whereas cars of this era typically utilized forms reminiscent of jet aircraft, the high technology of the era and suggestive of speed, power, and dominance, this portion of the design of the Pontiac Chieftain seems to have taken an altogether different tack, relying instead on heavy, solid metal forms– more the bull than the deer, the rhino than the zebra– but depicted in flowing, organic shapes. One of the first new designs for Pontiac after the deprivations of WWII, the Chieftain was produced from 1949-1958. See my other abstract photos of the Pontiac Chieftain. 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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