The idea behind "Road Trip" artwork

[Sylvia Pekarek]

The Golden Gate, Bridge ,SF, CA
Photographed by Sylvia Pekarek
Digitally enhanced
Copyrighted property© 2009

When I was a child, I so enjoyed the idea of a road trip.
I wanted to be in the new, to enter the new experience, I wanted to discover a visual experience.
As I traveled across this Golden Gate Bridge all those feelings flooded me with such intensity.
I wonder why do I feel this way, like my brain really can decode the feelings that just flooded me.
I take the bridge in, I feel the wonder, and it all comes to me. I see "the" bridge as a gate way to the new, a new experience, the idea of the discovery. In my childhood, I marvel of the notion of discovery. The quest was alive in my childhood to discover the new experience. Now as an adult, my rational brain has given me tremendous logic and reasoning, to understand how to take in the new experience, but can I let go, and feel like a kid again, with such abandonment of logic. As I travel across this bridge, I looked in the far, into the depth, of this bridge. The thought of the web reached me, into the conclusion that- this bridge is like the web. It is a discovery of the new, and the wonderment of it all to reach the other side. The temptation of a virtual trip is to be able to reach the new experience at my fingertips, how far will I cross over this bridge? Maybe, I should not completely abandon the idea of just getting out, and taking a drive to discover the world around me.

I feel this is so important in the development of art, to take in the experience with all our senses, and breath in the wonderment. Or have I crossed this bridge too far, that the only real trip will be the web in a virtual world. I still believe the web to be so important, it is doors flying open to so many communities. I especially enjoy the art communities, to be able to connect with those that share the creative realm. I do still believe the natural world is as important as the virtual world, creating the balance can be artful, but worth the challenge.

[Sylvia Pekarek]

Greyson, your comment is so appreciated. Yes, what you wrote here beautifully put, I share your sentiments.
Reach we shall, energy and forthirght in the direction and purpose of our dreams, and the freedom to discover.
Cheers

[GreysonW]

Good photo, I can feel the emotions on it. Everyone has its dream of being successful in whatever field they choose to cross or take. Dreams are like bridges, it must be strong and can handle thousand of tons/weights. In achieving dreams, it’s like crossing a long bridge and at the end you’ll see a continuous road, and that road is towards your success. Bridges are more reachable than moon, I remember the dream of reaching the moon for once but then I heard the conspiracy theories of the Apollo 11 moon landing hoax, then I realize that not all dreams are reachable. So better struggle in dreams that are attainable, just like in this photo, which shows how bridge cuts the gap between dreams and reality. Because I believe that dreams are extension of realities.