# 5832-36 / civilized ku•picture windows ~ from the inside, out

June 16, 2021

NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO THERE IS ALWAYS A view of a window with a view of something. I call the pictures I make thereof, picture windows.

While my "standard" picture making M.O.-creating an interesting arrangement of visual elements across the 2D printed field of view-is always at the the fore when making such pictures, there is also a metophoric device in play as well. That is, an impression of the world outside is being made from an inside place which is akin to forming an impression, using the human visual apparatus, of the world outside of one's inside place, aka: one's inner self.

If I were so inclined (which I am most definitely not) to spew Academic Lunatic Fringe art speak folderol, I could delve down into the rabbit hole of self-psycho-analytical flapdoodle in an attempt to aggrandize / embellish my creative genius. However, I'll be content to let my pictures speak for themselves, so to speak.

#5827-31 / civilized ku ~ ants in the pants

June 14, 2021

EVENTUALLY IT ALL SEEMS TO START TO BLUR TOGETHER and you begin thinking ya gotta do something new / different. But, of course, the questions arise, why? and do what?

# 5822-26 / landscape•civilized ku ~ good stuff

June 11, 2021

***New Mexico*** ~(embiggenable) • iPhone

NEW MEXICO / ARIZONA ARE PLACES APART FROM THE REST OF THE USA. Both from the culture and typographic points of view.

Although, from the pov of the recent presidental election they are both Blue States, albeit that Arizona was a swing state. Good stuff.

That written, from the picture making pov they are both target rich environments.

5816-21 / the new snapshot•civilized ku•new mexico ~ off the beaten track

June 10, 2021

IN A COMMENT LEFT BY MIKE (no link provided), re: my recent travels, he wrote:

"...It's clear to me you stuck to the tourist locations and didn't experience much off the beaten track."

my response: In fact, when the wife and I travel, we never "stick to the tourist locations" (unless you count museums as such). That does not mean, as an example, we do not visit the Eiffel Tower when in Paris, it means we spend most of our time in Paris roaming / exploring "off the beaten track". We are most interested in experiencing "local" color and culture. And to be honest, avoiding the tourist crowds. All of which is also why-except for an in-transit overnight-we never stay in hotels.

That written, in today's entry are some-there many more-of the many examples of local color and culture the wife and I experienced on our recent travel. All of them are pictures made well off the beaten track.

Re: Mike's comment also included the rather snarky suggestion that:

"Maybe you should stay home in New York in the future since your comments about California and the West are so negative in tone."

To be perfectly clear, I have no problem with Mike's comment. However, I do find it odd that he left the comment on an entry in which I wrote:

"...after a few days-pleasant days to be sure-of wandering around the place..." and "...enjoying the sights, especially the many museums which have a very SouthWest indigenous-Native American / early Spainish-art bent. Or, in other words, it don't suck by any means."

That written, in a future entry I will address the part about my recent travel entries being "negative in tone". Not to contravene his point, but rather to explain my koyaanisqatsi-like additude toward much of life in these United States.

5810-15 / civilized ku•ku ~ ya gotta do what ya gotta do

June 8, 2021

SITTING IN A WINDOW SEAT ON AN AIRPLANE seems to make mandatory the making of a picture out of the window. In all honesty, I will admit to not being immune to this dictate.

Although, in defense of my ability to get at least a little bit outside the box, I have, every once in a while, made a series of pictures of a flying experience which ceates a little essay. In this case the story goes like this:

1. Albuquerque, New Mexico - airport* ambiance
2. kill time having breakfast / Bloody Mary
3. notice cloud through plane window
4-6. sequence - approach to Chicago's O'Hare airport

To be certain, while I have not reinvented the wheel, picture making wise, I do believe that the triptych makes a rather nice / visually interesting print. A significant part of that interest is the plane in the sky above Chicago - you can see it if you are viewing the image on a large enough screen. FYI, the middle picture was made over Lake Michigan.

*the Albuquerque place where you get on airplane is not an airport. According to all of the signs, to include highway exit signs, it is the Sunport.

#5803-07 / civilized ku•Arizona ~ fortunately, it ain't San Diego

June 4, 2021

our Adobe hideaway ~ Santa Fe, New Mexico (embiggenable) • iPhone — ***our Adobe hideaway*** ~ Santa Fe, New Mexico (embiggenable) • iPhone

ON THE FACE OF IT, SANTA FE, AT LEAST THE CITY CORE, appears to be a rather quaint city which has preserved its historic roots. However, after a few days-pleasant days to be sure-of wandering around the place, it appears to my eye and sensibilities to be, under the Historic veneer, a Disneyland amusement theme park for the well to do. I mean, the "quaint" city-center town square/park is surrounded by luxury-goods stores-to include a Rolex store-all of which are dressed up in adobe veneer.

None of the above should be understood to be an expression of discontent. We are enjoying the sights, especially the many museums which have a very SouthWest indigenous-Native American / early Spainish-art bent. Or, in other words, it don't suck by any means.

# 5800-02 / civilized ku•landscape•idiocracy ~ taking the high road

June 3, 2021

OUR DRIVE FROM SAN DIEGO TO SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO via Arizona-with a few detours on to Historic Route 66 (cuz as the song suggests, "get your kicks on route 66")-took us along some interesting landscape. And, we came across a prime example of American Idiocracy.

# 5799 / civilized ku ~ California # 3

May 31, 2021

Pacific Ocean view ~ (embiggenable) • iPhone — ***Pacific Ocean view*** ~ (embiggenable) • iPhone

IT WOULD BE EASY FOR ME TO ENDLESSLY rag on California. However, to be fair, California could be a stunningly beautiful state if the too many people and the too many cars could be disappeared. But, of course, that's never gonna happen.

Maybe, one day in the future, the wife and I will return to California with the intention of driving the length of the state avoiding the cities and interstates, stopping in small towns and seeing the countryside. That written, as our California visit is coming to an end-on to Santa Fe-I am reminded of a verse from the Keb' Mo' song, City Boy:

I hear a voice, I hear the sound
The sound of my shoes, shuffling out of town
Too many people, too many cars
Take me to Memphis, Mercury, or Mars

Cause I wanna go
Where the buffalo roam
Just a city boy
Looking for a home