the Meriam-Webster dictionary defines impressionism as:
1 a theory or practice in painting especially among French painters of about 1870 of depicting the natural appearances of objects by means of dabs or strokes of primary unmixed colors in order to simulate actual reflected light
2 the depiction (as in literature) of scene, emotion, or character by details intended to achieve a vividness or effectiveness more by evoking subjective and sensory impressions than by recreating an objective reality
well, these are photos of actual reflected light on this shiny tiled wall but they bear an uncanny resemblance to the famous artistic style. a pillar is clearly recognizable and a couple walking on the street is discernible. if you had been there you would easily perceive that the shining blue is the Mediterranean Sea
i took this series when we were walking along the beach road in Alicante for Christmas a couple of years ago. since then the photos have been patiently waiting for me to get around to finally posting them.
i have seen tiles similar to these indoors but it was a brilliant idea to place them on this exterior wall facing the beach. the tiles were mounted on the entrance wall to the building, set back well protected under the extended exterior wall of the stories above. the light hitting the wall was not direct sunlight but reflected off the sea. this created a zone of mixed bright coloring sandwiched between the darker bronze-like metallic tiles. the colorful effect is due to the reflected light, without it all the tiles would look similar
a sort of living art that the French masters surely would have appreciated
