Today I showed four large digital prints of "floating images" – a series that I began the year before. Started with a photographic series and led to more Photoshop exploration. The images were segments of larger works pared down and accentuated. These images were then used to create a dialogue with the paintings that I am working on.
Viktor made some recommendations; first was to stretch the canvas images in order to get more of a sense of illusion; or to try painting over the surface or to blend pixels more. I explained that it was not my intention to create an illusion, but rather to retain the pixel with their vibrating sensation. Viktor also recommended that I look at the “Photograms” by Rutgers’ Diane Neumaier. Her work is vibrant and luminous.
I really liked the color scheme of your digital photos and how it compliments your paintings. I agree with the idea of stretching the artwork to fit on a canvas however, it should be carefully done as to not lose the intended "feel" as stretching digital images is tricky business and may have the opposite effect of what you want... Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteI was a bit confused with what you were showing verses what you are currently working on. Are the photographs you showed at all related to your paintings? If so, I'd like to see your current paintings along side the photographs you showed us. As far as the pixelation is concerned, the vibration does occur with the contrast that you vamped up in photoshop. Some points in the images become hard to look at because they are so stark. Is this what you intend?
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