“We’ll Always Have Paris”
I chose to create a digital collage by manipulating images, rather than work with the digital painting. The main reason for this choice is because I did not have a chance to get to the studio and work with the tablets. Going forward, I would like to work more with digital painting though. I do not have any experience with that media and I would certainly like to change that. For the collage above, I used a combination of my own photos and images from the internet. The collage had 34 layers, and I mostly used transform tools, level adjustments, and dodge/burn.
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ReplyDeleteOn a more serious note, I really like how fantastical the setting is. The title you gave it really creates an interesting narrative in the work. From my perspective, whenever I think of digitally generated art work, I always think of memes. In a way, this feels like a meme. If I were to offer any suggestions, I think you should explore meme generating and how to constructively create dialogue around that.
This work is very compositionally strong and definitely alludes to traditional painting. I look forward to seeing more of your work!
When I read your description of how many layers the work had and what tools you used in Photoshop, it reminded me of how Museums often list the materials and tools used to create pieces of art on their wall labels. Works made with more physical media and tools sometimes have long lists that include the multiple types of paints and the canvas material, while digital works often just state that they are digital. It would be interesting to see a list of all the tools and functions used within Photoshop to make this work. the list could even be a companion piece.
ReplyDeleteHi Casey. I cannot resist dinosaurs, or hot air balloons, so you got me.
ReplyDeleteThe two other most striking parts of this work are how much your composition is rooted in traditional painting and landscape painting, and also how much strangeness or uncanny feeling there is in the depth you've created with you collaged elements.
Have you seen Kent Monkman's work? http://www.kentmonkman.com/ He's a real favourite of mine, I think his work is phenomenal and does so much to disrupt traditional painting, in content, ideology, and association.