September 29th, 2006 by admin
negative space, balance, and madras color
My Series 4 - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2005
This isn’t one of my favorites in this series - but more because it is a little obvious for me. The series is about the line between representation and abstraction - but this piece is clearly mountainous and therefore wasn’t quite as successful.
On the other hand, it is pleasing to look at and reads well. The negative space is particularly strong and despite the strong mountain image - it is light - built almost like a sculpture whose base seems too light for the weight of the piece.
What are holding these mountains up? And why are they wearing a madras shirt?
See Also
- d’gallery
when searching for sculptures and balance - this artist - Michelle Farrell - came up - three nice pieces - good space- good form - worth checking out
- SpaceMain
simple discussion of space, negative space and form - sometimes simple says more
- My Series 4
view art print options for the above piece
Relevant Tags:art print, Art Prints, balance, digital painting, madras color, negative space, prints, representation and abstraction, sculptural art print, sculpture
November 15th, 2005 by admin
Music & Art Similarities - Jazz, Abstract, Color & Sculpture
(larger View) Jazz1 - Digital Painting 2005
Within the last couple of months I produced a few pieces of specifically jazz related work. They are a bit of a departure from most of my artwork, but were fun to create. There was a competition in conjunction with the Monterey Jazz Festival - at least held at the same time and proximity and I was urged to participate.
My tact was rather obvious - referencing instruments and their being played and placing them in an abstract, multi-leveled, multi-colored sculptural kind of way. As a result, these are the areas of connection I am going to touch on today.
There is such an obvious connection when art references the playing of music that the only thing worth pointing out - is that it is intended to make such an obvious connection - garnering support by the connection itself.
Music and abstract art seem very connected to me. Neither has to be about anything other than what it is. Being multi-leveled, multi-colored, and sculptural are also shared by music and art.
Sound gets layered upon sound upon sound and changed with each addition as the layers of color or paint would change a painting. And the building of music requires not only beat and sound but space - just like a sculpture’s empty space is every bit as important as the solid.
To be continued…
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Relevant Tags:abstract art, art, color, jazz, Music Art Connection, Musical Space, sculpture, Visual Space
