I took some scraps of really dense cardboard and made a Jacob's Ladder that happens to be robot themed. enjoy.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Bots
So I FINALLY finished a piece. Well I suppose technically this is 4 separate pieces but they all go togehter. It is a commission I am doing for someone in New York. They asked for something "happy" so this is what I cam up with. 
This has really got to be one of the most awesome pieces I've done recently. Obviously, continuing with the drippy lines technique. I hate to say it's "drip painting" because, thanks to art critics in the late 40's early 50's it's technically not drip painting. But it does involve dripping paint. So I'll just leave it at that.
The dripping is more controlled in this piece but I had a little more fun with it and incorporated some robot cartoons I've been developing over the past couple months. As well as the collection of stamps I found at the library.
The text around the borders is made up of sections from the Java Script Bible which I found laying just outside a dumpster on the corner of Landfair and Gayley. All in all I'd say it's a pretty good sample of what I've been doing recently, incorporating some primary colors, collage, simplistic childlike drawings, and some found object art for good measure.
I must say, the few days I spent on this project were totally worth it. It's really nice to break away from a more serious style of painting and do something whimsical and fun. And use the word whimsical.
I'm also glad that my robots have finally made it into a more serious endeavor instead of existing primarily in my sketchbook and on college ruled notebook paper. But I'm also sure that everyone who has seen my robot drawings is sufficiently annoyed that I keep doing stuff with them. Sorry guys. But not really.
These are some closeups of more interesting parts of the piece. I really only have one more thing to say about this recent work: I think it's awesome that stuff like this can be done by hand and still look good. Digital art programs can suck it.
This has really got to be one of the most awesome pieces I've done recently. Obviously, continuing with the drippy lines technique. I hate to say it's "drip painting" because, thanks to art critics in the late 40's early 50's it's technically not drip painting. But it does involve dripping paint. So I'll just leave it at that.
The dripping is more controlled in this piece but I had a little more fun with it and incorporated some robot cartoons I've been developing over the past couple months. As well as the collection of stamps I found at the library.
The text around the borders is made up of sections from the Java Script Bible which I found laying just outside a dumpster on the corner of Landfair and Gayley. All in all I'd say it's a pretty good sample of what I've been doing recently, incorporating some primary colors, collage, simplistic childlike drawings, and some found object art for good measure.
I must say, the few days I spent on this project were totally worth it. It's really nice to break away from a more serious style of painting and do something whimsical and fun. And use the word whimsical.
I'm also glad that my robots have finally made it into a more serious endeavor instead of existing primarily in my sketchbook and on college ruled notebook paper. But I'm also sure that everyone who has seen my robot drawings is sufficiently annoyed that I keep doing stuff with them. Sorry guys. But not really.
These are some closeups of more interesting parts of the piece. I really only have one more thing to say about this recent work: I think it's awesome that stuff like this can be done by hand and still look good. Digital art programs can suck it.
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