They say that art is a reflection, a cross-section, or sometimes an interpretation, of life. If that’s the case, then in any collection of art, especially one as big as Zatista, a day of life on our planet should be fairly well represented. The question is, how to test that theory?

As humans the one thing that we can all agree on is that we’re all different. So it would be pretty hard to say “this is life” or “this is a typical day.” The one thing that is relatively constant is the sun. Most mornings it greets us with a blaze of color, shines bright at noon, and then treats us to another light show at dusk.

So I started looking at these various times of day here on Zatista, and what I found was delightful and diverse. In this and my next two posts, I’ll share my findings with you, or I guess I should say I’ll share various artists’ interpretations of the hours of our common days.

Suffolk Dawn by Simon Fairless on Zatista.com

Dawn, as always, is a great way to start. This abstract by British painter Simon Fairless led the way. He also had some images of the New York skyline, so it’s hard to say if this is Suffolk in the UK or Suffolk County, New York — but that’s the beauty of an abstract, it’s open to interpretation.

Chilly Dawn #6 by Klau Rossler on Zatista.com

Ever wonder what dawn looks like on a winter morning in Canada? Here Klau Rossler, a photographer from Ontario renders it beautifully. And just in case you had any doubt, it’s apparently a bit “chilly.”

Oku 10010 (Dawn Southern Egypt) by Lana Bernberg on Zatista.com

From frozen Canada, Zatista then took me to Egypt. Not much to say about this one — mostly because I’d have to lift my jaw up from the keyboard to do it. Beautiful!

Early Dawn by Jean Lurssen on Zatista.com

Talk about universality! Despite the fact that Jean Lurssen lives in Sausalito, CA, I could swear that I drove past this field on the way to school every morning in New England. The misty, muted light unfortunately carries with it the underpinnings of “soccer practice,” but that’s just my experience talking.

Stay tuned for the next installment of 24 Hours on Zatista: Noon.