Dimensions: image: 17.7 × 26.5 cm (6 15/16 × 10 7/16 in.) sheet: 28.1 × 35.5 cm (11 1/16 × 14 in.)
Copyright: National Gallery of Art: CC0 1.0
Lewis Baltz made this photograph, "Channel Tunnel, Pas-de-Calais, France," using a camera, of course. It makes me think about how we look at things and how artists help us see what's already there, but maybe we missed. The photograph captures an interior space, a kind of waiting room, maybe? The color palette is muted, almost bland, but there's a subtle beauty in its ordinariness. The tiles on the floor create this amazing grid, and the walls are this pale, peach color. It's so easy to overlook, but Baltz found something special in the everyday. Look at the doorway, slightly ajar. It invites you into the unknown, into a space where giant machines loom. It’s the kind of space we usually ignore, yet it's so full of stories. This reminds me a little bit of the clinical precision of the Bechers. Art isn't just about what's beautiful; it's about seeing the world in new ways.
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