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The Big Idea for my final project is the concept of time and it repeating itself.  In my final work, I am attempting to show how time is a long cycle that is beautiful and constant.  I would like to accomplish mean meaning visually, by a constant of time through colors and layers.  I am using a contrast between black in white and color in my diptych.  I think my image will communicate my meaning through the life of the wheel.  I am using a picture as wheel with sunlight rays shining through as inspiration.  I envision this in an art gallery. 

The artist David Choe, Georgia O’Keefe, and M.C. Escher have influenced my work.  David Choe’s use of realistic people and ma, yet machinery influenced my idea of time and how things change, yet stay constant.  Georgia O’Keefe use of vivid colors has inspired me to use the same realistic colors to bring to like the second part of my diptych.  M.C. Escher’s use of black and inspired to for the first part of my diptych to stay constant with the black and white conventionalism, yet have a sense of no end or beginning.

David Choe:

Georgia O'Keefe:

M.C. Escher:

Blog 3

Ruins of Hope

http://artistsofphotoshop.com/2009/03/elton-fernandes/
 The Shining Path

http://eltonfernandes.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2px5qy
Escape to the Void 

http://eltonfernandes.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2azzyr

The artist, Elton Fernades appeals to me, because he is able to manipulate pictures in a way the shows the long progression of time and isolation.  Many of his pictures are about destruction.  I think the big idea of Fernades work is the means to an end, all of his work is distorted and dark.  I find the isolation and the lighter tones in the art to be inspiring.  To me the distant light in the artwork, is like a bit of hope.  I would like to know what the artist is thinking about. What is the true meaning of his artwork, not just what I think.  I would like to incorperate Fernades use to light into my final project so I can ssent a mood the my big idea of time and how it is perceived.  I can learn how to better blend and work on a variety of layers.  My struggle so far has been blending multiple images to make them look as one.  This would make may work all around stronger.  

Erik Johansson

Untitled

http://artistsofphotoshop.com/2009/03/erik-johansson/

Vertical Turn

http://www.alltelleringet.com/

Perspective Squarecase

http://www.alltelleringet.com/

The artist, Erik Johansson's artwork appealed to me, because he was able to take structures like roads and morph them.  I think the big idea is this work, is optomism.  Every picture is open bound, with lots of space., there are no boundies and the roads and stairs last forever.  I think the idea of openess to be inspiring in this work.  Unlike Fernades' work, Johansson is much upbeat.  I would be interested in knowing what inspired Johansson and how he was able to transsform these objects without distorting them.  I want to use the vast space the like the artist.  He is able to make it look as if it stretches across forever.  I want to be able to have open space and make it look utilized.  I can stylistically learn how to distort images, without taking the value or quality away from the work of art.  I think being able to keep the true look of the work while altering it will make my work stronger.  Im not sure what apporches to making an artwork I could use  that the artist did.