Handout 3: the four R’s

zen and the art of photography

“A practical aesthetic framework to benefit working artists who desire to critically analyze their own work and to better appreciate the work of artists they admire.” See: Monroe Beardsley’s ICU theory (Intensity, complexity, unity)

Rendering: intentional use of technique and material.

Reference: to the masters, history, society, culture.

Revelation: something revealed, a unique view.

Resonance: a lasting universality.