May 15th, 2007 by Dan Beck
always affected by experience
Air Hoe 2 - digital painting - Dan Beck 2007
If you look at the posting from a few days ago - you will see that the air hoe figure is basically the same. This was the second of three Air Hoe pieces - all using the same figure and each coming from a different direction or place.
The weekend prior to doing these pieces, I had the opportunity to visit the SFMOMA - and saw a show of American artists and how they related with Picasso and also the de Young Museum. As with most things I take in - I do it best when not trying.
In any event, it was obvious from my first two pieces in this threesome of digital paintings that I was influenced by what I had seen. This is not my typical style of painting.
I think perhaps the power of the third piece is that I went more with what I have been working on. I like the above work a lot, but it is not a direction that I will probably be going into - it is more of an unconscious reaction.
See Also
- Figures Art Gallery - other works from Outhouse Studios which shed light on current piece
- Charles Sheeler - google results - note images - there was work of his at SFMOMA and an exhibit at the de Young - he worked from black and white photos he had taken and added his own color.
Relevant Tags:american artists, art gallery, charles sheeler, deyoung museum, digital painting, Picasso, sfmoma, typical style, unconscious
July 3rd, 2006 by admin
quickly done work reflects culture and other artists
Quick-draw - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck circa 1999
An earlier digital painting, sometimes a title says it all. This was a quickly done piece, fun, bold, intentionally simple, and more than complete enough.
The influences to me are obvious. This was in no way done in a vacuum. Without even thinking about it, it references Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, and Alex Calder.
Like the piece itself, I am quickly referencing other artists - since there are so many others who have come before me and others who undoubtedly affected me here and in other work.
But it is not my practice to copy someone else’s style - it just isn’t the way I work … I think I always like the idea of my work being original - even if like everyone else - it is influenced strongly.
See Also
- Quick-draw
Gallery page - Enlargement - Availability of art prints for Quick-draw
- Miró, 1966-1969
Images from this period by Joan Miro - some reminiscent
- Calder’s Work
A page from the Calder Foundation - much info available
Relevant Tags:Art Prints, artistic influences, Calder, digital painting, earlier digital painting, Miro, original work, Picasso, reflects culture
