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Times Square 2 - digital art - Dan Beck 2008

I felt good about my first take on Times Square - but wanted to try to tackle the feeling again - a little more focus on the TV nature of the advertisements - still the bright color and overwhelming show - but hoping for the shape of the over the top media bombardment that is part of the fabric of life in the big city.

My life is normally situated in a more bucolic west coast - rolling hills - and farmland setting - so this is a departure from what feeds my art generally.  But what an incredible scene - the East Coast in general has such a great mix of old and new - quaint and over the top sensory bombardment - it feels like there are artistic touches everywhere.

In the Salinas Valley I am fed by nature and quick scenes which grab my attention - in the East - I was bombarded by lights - by life - by urban frenzy - and this for someone who lived back east (love that expression) for a major portion of my life.

See Also

• Digital Art - explanation of different meanings and more about what it means at Outhouse Studios
• Beautification or … the death of Times Square Eye Candy - stumbled upon this discussion about banning advertisement in San Paulo and a question of when have we gone too far…

Times Square Can You?

Times Square Canyon - digital art - Dan Beck 2008

Visiting the East Coast this week …

I had been asked a couple of years ago to do a digital painting of Times Square - I thought about it - even googled some images but knew I hadn’t been there in so many years I couldn’t do it justice.

In general I like to work from my own impression and feeling of a place and then use the language and vocabulary of the digital medium which is at my disposal.

In this case, it is using the mouse pad and finger painting in an abstract manner to capture the feeling and enormity of the show of technology ads and bright lights of the city at night. In particular - looking up Broadway in what feels like a canyon of buildings and lights - jagged, beautiful, and bustling with moving lights and people.

It is a couple of days (or a couple of years) later - but this is also sometimes my custom…

See Also

• Digital Art - what does it mean - and the outhouse studios interpretation
• Other Artists’ Takes - some New York artists’ impressions of Times Square