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Rediscovering Abstract Art with @vermillionbird

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Ben Libert (@vermillionbird) has rediscovered abstract art thanks to his mobile phone. After getting away from creating computer-generated abstracts, Ben, who lives in Bloomington, Illinois, discovered his phone is a lightweight alternative to produce his work. “I really like the idea of taking a phone camera, that’s designed to make even your bad snapshots look good, and ‘tricking’ it with materials and lighting and things to get these abstract images,” he says.

The textures and colors in Ben’s photos all come from everyday things around him. “The photos are of things that are metal, plastic, glass, painted surfaces — sometimes close-ups of video screens,” he explains. Ben even goes so far as using a LED reading light to get the lighting he wants. “I don’t like to get too specific, because I don’t want to encourage people to spend their time trying to figure out the context of the image instead of looking at it as a picture unto itself,” he admits. “People should enjoy art however they wish, but to the extent that abstract art can be something of an acquired taste, I think it’s good to encourage people to look at things differently.”

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