“I try to work all over the canvas at once, because I feel that the forces of nature are unpredictable.” Quote by Nell Blaine
“Organic'... means that the work is an extension of your blood and body: it has the rhythm of nature. There exists a state of feeling that when you reach it, when you hit it, you can't go wrong. The work carries a body rhythm. You can't do the slick... the gimmicky or dishonest.” MeanStatesFeelingsBodyBloodRhythmCarrieExtensionsSlick Author:Nell Blaine
“What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see. Perception, belief, action, and change are codependent.” KnowsActionBeliefChangePerceptionCodependentAction And Change Author:John Paul Caponigro
“Color is a powerful physical, biological, and psychological force. When less color and less intense color is present, trace amounts and subtle differences become highly significant and are strongly felt.” ForceFeltDifferencesPowerfulColorAmountSignificantIntensePsychologicalColourSubtle Author:John Paul Caponigro
“The act of creation, making anything, is an alteration. We cannot eliminate the medium or ourselves from the process, and both are limited. We create decisive moments by devoting our time and attention to specific things. This is the greatest gift we can give anyone or anything - pieces of our life.” GivingMomentsProcessAttentionCreativityPiecesOur LivesCreationMediumsOur TimeGreatest GiftsAlterationsDecisive Moments Author:John Paul Caponigro
“Less information often leads to more interpretation.” InformationInterpretation Author:John Paul Caponigro
“Amid countless everyday miracles, I come in contact with something greater than myself and realize I am a part of it... I move in wonder through inspiration, reverence, gratitude, interconnectedness, transcendence, and grace.” InspirationMovingRealizingWonderGreaterGraceGratitudeMiracleEverydayContactReverenceTranscendenceInterconnectedness Author:John Paul Caponigro
“Surprisingly, Gestalt psychologists have found that when subjected to Ganz fields for long periods of time, we hallucinate. Can empty fields serve as mirrors, not for our exteriors, but for our interiors?” LongFoundFieldsPeriodsEmptyMirrorsInteriorsPsychologistExteriorLong Periods Of TimeGestalt Author:John Paul Caponigro
“Mysterious spaces cause us to turn inward. Amid a rich upwelling of association, we encounter many aspects of ourselves. As we grow still, we come in contact with a unified, empty, yet full ground of our being. As our consciousness grows more spacious, we find connections between us and the wider world, a shared greater reality.” WorldStillsRealityTurnsGrowsCausesSpaceConsciousnessRichGreaterAspectEmptyConnectionsContactMysteriousEncountersAssociationInwardUnified Author:John Paul Caponigro
“Photography is much more about elimination than inclusion. The images we make with a lens typically eliminate ninety percent of our field of view and everything that is out of our field of view. The shutter slices time, eliminating all moments before and after it opens and closes. Three dimensions are reduced to two. And in some cases color is removed. How can we call these kinds of artifacts unaltered?” KindTwoMomentsThreeViewsCasesFieldsColorPhotographyPercentDimensionsInclusionLensesNinetyEliminationEliminatingArtifactsShuttersBefore And AfterThree Dimensions Author:John Paul Caponigro
“The primary mode of experiencing images is non-verbal... but once it's brought out into the light of the day, what's understood by the subconscious intuitive mind can be better grasped by the conscious rational mind. Aligning the two produces powerful results.” MindTwoLightResultsPowerfulPowerProduceConsciousUnderstoodRationalPrimariesSubconsciousIntuitive Author:John Paul Caponigro