Marisa D. Aceves. Optical Blind Wave 3. digital photography. 2017.
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Marisa D. Aceves. Wave Body Formation (black and white). digital photography. 2017.
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Winding metallic lines meet boldly.
Waves catch mid days light,
Holding their form,
Anticipating the curious.
Eyes still standing,
Encase the surrogate womb,
Sealing deep wells,
Impressing your mind.
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Marisa D. Aceves. Squared. digital photography. 2016
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Marisa D. Aceves. Subliminal Vibration: Fahrenheit. digital photography/photo manipulation. 2016
The Subliminal Vibration Series is now available for viewing online. Please visit the Digital Art/Photo Manipulation Gallery Ā acevesart.comĀ .
I created the Subliminal Vibrations Series as a means to inject juicey, vivacious color into our ordinary, stressful lives and homes. Sometimes, as we live, we forget to feel, breathe, and be present each moment. We let the hopeless, trapped feeling of current events keep us from appreciating the blessings and gifts that we do have. As a consequence, we neglect to share them. Let’s not decide to stand in the metaphorical corner ruefully watching others live. Share with others that small spark that they’re missing.
Marisa D. Aceves. Grateful Heart: Steel Butterfly Hearts. digital photography. Ā 2016
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I’d like to take a little time out this busy fall weekend to dedicate this photo collage to all the tough but tender folks in the world. Sometimes they reveal difficult truths to save us from our own destruction. At first, this makes us angry and we scoff at their timeworn advice. Later, we realize their love was real not conditional. They helped us become the older, wiser people that we are today. If you are moved to share this dedication with a loved one in their honor, take the precious opportunity that life presents. However, if your loved one is no longer with us, take this moment of silence to reflect on the impact they made in your life.
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend
ā¤ļø As always, don’t forget to live life creatively!
Marisa D. Aceves. Blind Faith: Sympathetic Curve. digital photography. 2016
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Marisa D. Aceves. Surfacescape 1: Graduation. digital photography. 2016
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This week is autism awareness week. I have an autism spectrum disorder. Years ago, when I was diagnosed, they were not aware of the full spectrum of Autism or how its various degrees manifested themselves in different patients. The few available programs at that time were geared towards helping autistics with a different set of challenges. My mother tried her best to work with the schools to come up with a comprehensive approach to help me cope with my autism. My father, step mother, sister, her husband, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends were equally supportive. However, I had to slowly gain the courage to seek out additional resources as they became available. It would have been easy for me focus solely on life’s difficulties, always expecting my challenges to bring only negativity and misunderstanding, but the easy way out never helps you to grow or contribute to humanity in the special way in which you’re capable. I’d like to think that this brilliant blue abstract represents both the highs and lows I have experienced on my journey. At first, the road seemed bleak and hopeless, but as I was able to learn new ways to approach my situation, the way I saw myself and my relationships with people slowly began to change.
Marisa D. Aceves. Koi Greetings Compostion 1. digital photography. 2016
This Easter weekend we visited Rainbow Gardens Nursery in search of some succulents to plant as living decoration for our backyard.Ā Our search was successful; we found just the right mix of tiny plants for our project. There were some nice surprises along the way. The scenery was beautiful. The Koi Pond on the property was fantastic. While I understand the above image is a departure from the abstract subject matter that I normally post, I felt the need to include this one as a nice holiday break before launching into the next series of abstract pictures. As always, it is the small, yet extraordinary moments that we capture that make the most impression in our lives.
Marisa D. Aceves. Mind Ammonite. digital photography. 2015.
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The accompanying description/poem is about how the mind can split after a traumatic event. Sometimes the particular event and other memories associated with it cannot be easily accessed. As a result the person goes through life feeling splintered or disconnected. They never feel like a whole or complete individual. Connected memories in their minds coexist (exist along side one another), but there is great difficulty in linking them together as part of a consistent, accessible event that allows the individual to heal from the trauma.
This particular picture was taken from a Christmas gift that I purchased for my cousin Kevin Aceves and his wife Kristen Shelley Aceves.Ā I had taken at least three different shots of this object and each has a different feel and look to it. Either way though, all appear to reference biology in some form or another.
I am wishing you all a Happy New Year!
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Marisa D. Aceves. Rise And Fall Wave Grid: Ocean Blues. digital photo 2015
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The edge of this object intrigued me as it reminded me of both Industry and Nature. In the accompanying poem, we experience Industries initial view of Nature not Nature’s true state of being which has both masculine and feminine aspects. Industry didn’t realize the gift that nature bestowed nor did it realize natures time or hours. Nature, initially in Industry’s eyes was assumed to be unpredictable and after their affair retreated yet again to what was familiar. Nature, assuming industry had no feeling or heartĀ attempted to give it one. I saw this object also as a comment on relationships and how the proper balance of give and take is essential to their success. The titles of he and she featured in the poem above are not meant to represent actual human beings, but rather certain aspects of masculine and feminine energies. Some females have a more masculine energy, while some males have a more feminine energy. While I have to admit that there are some aspects of nature that are harsh and could even be viewed as aggressive, many over the years have viewed Nature as a mother and so I (as a female) have chosen to describe Nature as such.Ā If you have any questions about this poem please feel free to comment as I am not purposefully trying to promote sexism of any kind. *NOTE: This literature is intended as a comment on our preconceived notions of one another, it is not meant as an actual representation. I was drawn to the idea of writing a poem with a 1940’s film noir aesthetic. It reminds me that we spend so much time focusing on what we think we are getting, that we often overlook what we receive. Stereotypes and timeworn notions of what we are capable of achieving or giving cloud our thinking, judgement and appreciation of each others contributions. What does this object remind you of?
