Reclusland

February 16, 2010

- 4 Variations -

Art week’s starting here at Reclusland.  A bit late perhaps (for which I can only blame the dead presidents of yesterday), and covered in snow (at least if you’re in New England), but it’s starting nonetheless.

First up, four variations on a theme:
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  1. The theme? The dark, the light, and the relationship (and the journey) between the two.

    Suitably pompous, I hope.

    Comment by Ian — February 16, 2010 @ 2:00 pm


  2. It looks like the ghost of Santa Claus! In the upper left hand corner he has the two red glowing eyes and the red hat with the white trim. He even looks like he is carrying a huge sack, even though he is floating above ground. He definately looks like he is going through some type of journey, if I assume a sequence of the four panels, like his aura is undergoing deep fluctuations or something.

    Comment by ted — February 16, 2010 @ 3:28 pm


  3. Wow, I totally see the Santa ghost, though that wasn’t something I’d meant to be there.

    You’re right about the sequence and the four panels though, and, actually, the aura fluctuations as well. I’m not entirely sure what I meant by these, but that’s definitely something I saw in there as well.

    Thanks Ted, its really nice to get feedback on these. More to come soon. :)

    Comment by Ian — February 16, 2010 @ 4:18 pm


  4. Yeah, this is fun! I like being able to participate.That’s the great thing about abstract art.

    Comment by Ted — February 16, 2010 @ 9:58 pm


  5. It may be against the spirit of the series to choose a favorite, but from a strictly personal, subjective, and aesthetic perspective, I am a big fan of #1.

    The darkness seems “purest” in that stage(?) / state(?) and as a result, the contrast between it and the white background (or is it the foreground?) seems most stark.

    Are you doing these digitally? If so, did they start off in a different form?

    Comment by Jaimin — February 17, 2010 @ 5:14 pm


  6. The contrast is sharpest in the first one, I agree. And nothing wrong with picking a favorite!

    As for the how of these, all my artwork up until this point (found through the “art” category) is entirely digital in nature. I start with a blank white screen and use various tools and effects to put down the color and the modify the texture of the piece to get these results.

    OCCASIONALLY, I’ll start with a digital picture or a scan or something, but that’s the exception. The next art post coming up shows an example this. Should be up now, actually…

    Comment by Ian — February 17, 2010 @ 5:26 pm



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