Location: My living room in Irvine, Ca.
After a few weeks of saving on the infamous grad school budget, I was able to purchase a lamp that added a perfect glow to my living room (clad with an Edison bulb, a replacement of the rather dull stock bulb :)). My favorite mode of lighting in my little condo is photographed above: all lights in my living room shut down with the exception of one floor lamp (tucked in the corner) which shines bright enough to make visible the entire living room. Saturating my side table contents with interactive reflexivity, this quaint lighting arrangement brings nostalgia to mind when I gaze over at my side table contents: the orchid and the photo of my friends. Sentimentalism and the notion that the best moments of life are simplistic: reading a book at home, smelling the flowers, enjoying the laughter of friends and resting form the day's labor are brought forth as I admire my most recent living room purchase. Purple and yellow tones well compliment and balance one another in this scene (admittedly the yellow tones are not prominent in the photo), a reminder that the aforementioned pleasures - inspired by living room lighting - come from a life that is well balanced and prioritized. I am reminded by this scene that simple pleasures deserve deliberate counting and treasuring alongside the great adventures and risks undertaken in the artistic life.
Some of the reasons why this brings you comfort is that we have grown up with one sun, with torches and firelight coming from one source, fluorescent light (a-directional) is a thing of the recent future and it disturbs our eye, which is why source is key to creating good lighting compositions
ReplyDeleteThat is super interesting! It makes so much sense.
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