Sunday, May 15, 2011

The shield of the visitor


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"Talisman series #11 - The shield of the visitor"
This piece is another mixed-media, wall-hanging sculpture. I was shooting for a duality of reading between a predatory head, and a wood and metal shield.

I had a thumbnail in my sketchbook of an animal's head, with a single eye, that I tentatively titled "The Visitor."
This seems to be another defensive themed piece. I'm trying to delve deep for my imagery, so the specifics of the iconography and theme are not clear to me.

Acrylic, Sculpey, spray paint, wood.
15"H. 8"W.







Sunday, May 8, 2011

Inspired by Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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This is a piece from what I could call "the crazy crap series"

This wall-hanging sculpture is inspired by the film. More specifically, the title sequence of the film, (stills are shown below). I assume the connection would not be evident to the viewer, although the concept "Judgment Day" and the iconography of this piece might make sense to the viewer... (dead rising?)

But, since I have the ability to give the backstory here, I will...
I've always thought it was a good title sequence. The film itself was epic. Not high-art, but a heavy hitter of pop-culture none the less. In the 5:32 long title sequence, a playground is engulfed in a firestorm, accompanied by Brad Fiedel's languid Terminator theme. (see images below)

I make no claim to be a sculptor. As an artist though, I do think reaching out to different materials make for a unique set of challenges that one would not otherwise encounter. Does the material itself have meaning? What content lends itself to one medium and not another? The conceptual issues are so different when you decide to execute something in 3D verses 2D.

Acrylic, gold glitter, cell phone bling on wood (...don't make me get the macaroni out)
9.5" H. by 6.5" W.
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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Cover art for Consumer Reports



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This art is for the cover of the June 2011 issue. I worked with Tim La Palme, Design Director at CR to make this image for the cover. It was probably intended to be half content, half backdrop for the text, as is the way magazine covers go sometimes.
All-in-all... went fast, smoothly, and is a nice visibility job.

This is the unedited artwork I provided to give a more complete picture, uncropped and sans text.




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