Vintage

by Kathy Bassett

Title

Vintage

Artist

Kathy Bassett

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Photograph - Photography - Digital Fine Art

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A fine autumn day with the last of summer's warmth inspired the textures and coloring to bring some nostalgia into an artful view.The term nostalgia describes a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. The word is a learned formation of a Greek compound, consisting of, meaning "homecoming", a Homeric word, and ἄλγος , meaning "pain, ache", and was coined by a 17th-century medical student to describe the anxieties displayed by Swiss mercenaries fighting away from home. Described as a medical condition�a form of melancholy�in the Early Modern period, it became an important trope in Romanticism.Nostalgia in its most common form was responsible for the old front desk of The Beverly Hills Hotel (from 1942 to 1979) being made into a bar.In common, less clinical usage nostalgia can refer to a general interest in the past, their personalities and events, especially the "good old days" from one's earlier life. Boymm argues that nostalgia is more prevalent during times of great upheaval.
The scientific literature on nostalgia is quite thin, but a few studies have attempted to pin down its essence and causes. Smell and touch are strong evokers of nostalgia due to the processing of these stimuli first passing through the amygdala, the emotional seat of the brain. These recollections of our past are usually important events, people we care about, and places where we have spent time. Music and weather can also be strong triggers of nostalgia.

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May 5th, 2014

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