Yes, to all the above interrogatives. The tiny , as displayed here, offers us a glimpse of perfection and completeness. We may still be baffled by abstract painting or sated with realism, but each of these microcosms offers us a chance to comprehend an individual artist's universe in miniature, whether it be ceramic or polymer clay, as in the lucid blue bowls by Arlene Wood or the hatched hieroglyphics of Harriet Lee's Egyptian mini artifacts. We want to own these objects in every sense. Rodney Wood, BAC Director, pointed out to me at the opening what is perhaps the central brainstorm behind Squint, one that coincides with my brief editorializing here on the majesty of the minute.
Control begets freedom.
I agree absolutely, but this is one paradox that we have to live to understand. Try planning a summer vacation on negative cash flow. Cook a meal with three ingredients in the pantry. Manitou Springs Open Tues. If you live in Colorado Springs and you're a photographer, you'll likely know the Circle of Confusion.