Purposeless Play « Ben Van Sickle

Purposeless Play

These pieces are a continuation of the idea of “purposeless play” that started in my random compositions.

4×5 contact prints, gelatin silver prints on fiber paper.

Fountain
Fountain toned with green tea.
Machines and Portraits
Printed on 11×14 gelatin silver fiber paper.
Random Objects/Compositions
Randomly placed objects.
Assault on Reason- Gallery
Senor exhibition in the Student Gallery of the Richmond Center for the Visual Arts.
Tube Amp
Experiments with painting with light.
Purposeless Play
4×5 contact prints
Scanned Holga Negatives
Scanned Negatives, Printed 20×20
Assault on Reason
Printed on 16×20 gelatin silver fiber paper. Artist Statement The American composer John Cage once described music as “a purposeless play” which is “an affirmation of life – not an attempt to bring order out of chaos nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply a way of waking up to the very life we’re [...]
Self Portraits
Printed on warm and normal 11×14 gelatin silver fiber paper.