The Beauty of Impermanence | Bret Culp
By Bret Culp bret
Category: Fine Art Photography
Tags: black and white, fine art, United States, central park, medium format, film, landscape, Ireland, Canada, Toronto, Italy, Tuscany, USA, Arizona, quotes, quotations, poetry, proverbs, Buddhism, Zen, spritual, texture, grain, art, photography, photographs
A book of hauntingly beautiful fine art black and white landscape photographs from Italy, Ireland, Canada, the United States, and around the world that focus on themes of resilience, reclamation, and renewal while revealing the beauty of impermanence. Also included is a fitting collection of quotations, proverbs and poetry ranging from the transient to the transcendental.
The tree is stripped,
All colour, fragrance gone,
Yet already on the bough,
Uncaring spring!
-Ikkyu Sojun
In addition to brand new work, many of the photographs in the book can be found at www.bretculp.com.
"Roots creep over rock searching for refuge and nourishment, neglected bricks and mortar crumble under the elements and return to the earth, a mountain is slowly devoured by the sea forming a precipice – these are photographs of matter governed by time chosen to illustrate the relentless determination of nature, the eternal cycle of creation out of destruction, and the beauty of impermanence." -Bret Culp
Standard Landscape 10x8 inches (25x20 cm) 80 pages
Published: April 6, 2008
