Asca Aull

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, based out of Paris, France, for twenty years and now residing between Paris and New York when I am not in other countries working on new exhibitions and books... "As art is a representation of human awareness, may we, both individually and collectively, take the time to recognize the beauty of our HEAVENS ON EARTH. My life's work is titled,"Heaven On Earth/Paradis Sur Terre", describing a philosophical and artistic ideology that embraces the simple and positive message of beauty. In my work, I seek to present a unified vision of world cultures as disparate as Paris, Hong Kong and Manhattan. My focus on the elements of day-and-night living, explores the human similarities yet cultural nuances that both color our lives and tell a collective story of humanity...In practicing pure photography, shooting Ektachrome 100ASA and Tungsten 160ASA films, none of my images have been altered by computers, filters, flashes or multiple exposures. I prefer to effect "seconds in time or fractions thereof" through imaginative observation. Combining diffusion of detail, manipulation of film, spontaneity and the elements of nature, I attempt to capture my subjects in t...