I had a few things to say yesterday but . . . . GONE.
We're taking Blake in to the vet today for a spa treatment (meaning nail clipping and grooming and a rabies shot) and I'll brew my End of the Decade Stout today. Sorry Aduba - your IPA went belly up - I think it was the last of the evil bugs beer.
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So I'll ask your honest opinions on some photos. I've been playing around with some new software to see if I should purchase it. The problem is I have to remember it's just another tool in the photo tool kit and I should not lean on it.
The 2nd problem is I am now obsessed with Impressionism. More on that later. The new look/feel was applied to some older photos.
Rainy Day in Madison
I went to the library to get the book "Encounter With Tiber" by Buzz Aldren and while there I saw some huge books of Impressionist paintings . I've never taken any art classes and have no formal training so these books were an eye opener. I LOVED it and realized all the art that catches my attention is Impressionist but I had not realized it.
I went to the library to get the book "Encounter With Tiber" by Buzz Aldren and while there I saw some huge books of Impressionist paintings . I've never taken any art classes and have no formal training so these books were an eye opener. I LOVED it and realized all the art that catches my attention is Impressionist but I had not realized it.Moonrise
The whole Impressionists era was actually partially due to the invention of photography. In the 1860's the "rules" for painting was that you must paint Historical subjects, religious themes, and portraits and if it was not of those subjects you were not allowed to show your work. Also the times were that the images were suppose to be life-like . . . like a photograph. with photographers now taking REAL life-like images like snap shots of normal life, this was intriguing to some artists
Radical's like Monet and Renoir felt they wanted to so something else. To NOT take "photo paintigns" but create something that was more "feel" then realism. it's how they felt when looking at something and not an exact copy.
Since their painting were rejected by the art gallery people they decided to have their OWN art show with thier radical paintings. They painted landscapes (oh my god) and went En plein air ("in the open air") to paint which was unheard off. They could do this because of the invention of paint in tubes!
Well - there show had mixed reviews. The public seemed to like the work but critics were offended.
Critic and humorist Louis Leroy wrote a scathing review in the Le Charivari newspaper in which, making fun of the title of Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant), he gave the artists the name by which they would become known. Titling his article The Exhibition of the Impressionists, Leroy declared that Monet's painting was at most, a sketch, and could hardly be termed a finished work.
But - I digress . . . .
So I was looking at some photos I had and to be honest not many could be worked into something painterly with this particular process. The QUESTION is, if I made these into canvas products would they be sell-able or does it seem more like a gimmick.
Just a few not, not convert EVERYTHING but another look/feel on certain images.
Comments?ANYWAY- have a very very safe New Year celebration tonight and get out your winter coats again. Gonna get cold.
Cheers / Peace
Rod
Boo to the IPA going belly up!
ReplyDeleteSo far so good, I'd say.
ReplyDeleteYou critical eye seems to be in good working order so far. "Rainy Day in Madison" is one of my favorite pieces, ever. Just amazing, delightful composition-- and it wouldn't "pop" like that without the coloration. That third photo really does look like a painting, or like beautiful ad copy from the '60s.
I know what you're saying. But I haven't looked at anything you've posted so far, and found a problem with taste or heavyhandedness yet (although the missing puzzle piece treatment was a little "sofa art" for me.) Each photo is different and must be considered on its own-- I'm sure you'll continue to do that.
But for right now, your process only seems to add beauty and a level of artistic interpretation to the photos you've posted.
my $0.00002
Have a Happy New Year, Rod and DJ! And everybody else as well!
Is that $0.00002 redeemable anyplace?
ReplyDeleteClose it was all about the money! The Church hired the artists and paid them, if you did not paint the way they wanted they just threw you in jail. All the greats worked this way in music and art. Mozart, Michangelo....
ReplyDeleteMonet never sold a piece of art in his lifetime they were all bought by his brother.
The impressionists are as popular as ever, use the style but use local landmarks/flavor people will recognize, do not try to imitate content just style. A good painting is the same as a good photograph; so do not let that slow you down. Try a Monet cow, never seen it done? How about a Rodgers picture, be creative!
All of the photos are well done. I would agree that each photo dictates the type of treatment you give it. The puzzle idea may not have worked on the carousel, but there is a photo out there just waiting to be puzzled.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, another great year of blogging. Even without PE, there is a common ground between you and your readers. Your creativity with the photography inspires me. Thank you for lighting that spark in me once again.
Happy New Year to all. Let's hope 2010 is better for everyone and brings us more peace.
Great Blog!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Years Eve!!!
I love what you are trying to accomplish.
I don't think it would be a gimmick at all.
Your Eye to Art!
Keep up the good work.
I hope everyone has a Safe and Great End of the New Year and Bring in the New Year with Fireworks!
See you all next year!
Cheers!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you all have a Great Year!!!
Cheers!!!!!!