Classic Military Aircraft Abstract- Control Surfaces
by Rick Bures
Title
Classic Military Aircraft Abstract- Control Surfaces
Artist
Rick Bures
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Classic Military Aircraft Abstract- Control Surfaces. In this abstract horizontal composition (which could be rendered vertically), the multicolored control surfaces of a classic airplane form a brilliant pattern of red, white, blue, black, and yellow bands at right angles to each other. The red, white, and black are from the vertical control surfaces of the tail of the airplane, while the blue and yellow make up both the vertical and horizontal control surfaces (rudder and elevator) of the aircraft. Besides being visually striking, the patterns also harken to a bygone era of aviation to those even remotely familiar with the subject. There are three aviation museums that I know of not far from Portland, Oregon, which have classic aircraft. The first is the Tillamook Air Museum, which is in a World War II blimp hangar outside of Tillamook, Oregon, on the Oregon coast. At the time of this writing, this museum is slated to be moved to Madras, Oregon, by 2016. Another is the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, in McMinnville, Oregon, which has some more modern aircraft than the Tillamook Air Museum, but also some classics, including the Spruce Goose. The third is the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum, in Hood River, Oregon. 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 photographed this airplane at the Tillamook Air Museum. Look also for my many other classic airplane abstracts, shots of planes doing stunts, and other aircraft.
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July 14th, 2017
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