Links!
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I’ve added some new links to the Links section of this site (just scroll down and you’ll see the section on the bottom right). These links include artists that are working today whom I find very inspiring. So, if you happen to like my work, there’s a chance you’ll like there’s even more!
Here’s a list of the new additions (in alphabetical order):
Beth Shortt (check out her installations!)
So, please, check some of these sites out. Leave a comment or two and let them know how you came across their work! I’m trying to start a system of open artistic dialogue and sharing of thoughts and ideas between artists that are either separated by distance or anonymity. I’ve been contacting some of these artists out-of-the-blue and have had great conversations that have both inspired me and made me question the work I make and why.
What do you mean by that?
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Transcendental Escapism. What does it mean? As it is the name of my blog-site, I’m assuming that you, as a visitor to this site, have conjured your own ideas as to its meaning. I’ve often been asked what I mean by this combination of highfalutin words. So, to clear up any further conclusion:
I am offering my artwork as a means (for the viewer) of transgressing (or escaping) any connotation to a belief in a spirit/soul/non-corporeal entity (ie. the most common definition of transcendentalism).
Feero Molaf Duul (Part 3)
Posted by David Mazure | Filed under Digital, Drawings, Installations
This is the final part of the Feero Molaf Duul installation. It is comprised of five individually framed pieces. The three large pieces are titled Altruism w/-1/2 Spin (24″ x 24″ graphite drawings) and the two small pieces are each a Portrait of an Elementary Particle (approx. 10″ x 10″ lenticular prints with rubylith overlay).
Here is a link to a past installation that I created using multiple lenticular prints of Portraits of Elementary Particles. It includes a video that illustrates how a lenticular print is viewed (its not the best video in the world, but hopefully you can get the idea).
Some close-up shots (from two different angles) of the lenticular print Portrait of an Elementary Particle (without rubylith overlay):
Figure Drawings Summer ‘10
Posted by David Mazure | Filed under Drawings
A new gallery has been added! You can access the gallery by clicking on the Gallery menu option above and then scrolling down to the ‘View 2010 figure drawing gallery’, or you can simply click here.
The gallery consists of the figure drawings that I have been doing at the Fine Arts League of Asheville this summer. Every Tuesday and Thursday night, the Arts League offers a two-hour life drawing session for only $5! For any artists living in the Asheville area, I highly recommend it. It has been a great way for me to stay in practice while taking the summer off from other artistic endeavors.
All drawings are done in graphite with a range of 2B – 6B pencils on 18″ x 24″ white sketchbook paper. The duration for most of the drawings in the gallery are approximately 20 minutes, though some are only about 5 or 10 minutes. I will continue to add new drawings throughout the summer.
Feero Molaf Duul (Part 2)
Posted by David Mazure | Filed under Digital, Installations, Prints
This part of Feero Molaf Duul consists of a long strip of grey paint extending to the ceiling with two white vinyl prints (thanks Logan!) adhered to it. Other than that, I don’t have much to say about this portion of the installation. I am much more interested in hearing what you have to say! Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Feero Molaf Duul (Part 1)
Posted by David Mazure | Filed under Digital, Installations, Prints
Now we move on to the large wall painting/digital print/graphite drawing/lenticular print/vinyl print installation titled Feero Molaf Duul (the entire piece is shown in the first image below). The first part I’m going to talk about is the framed digital print portion of the overall installation, although technically untitled, I will be calling Microscopic Inspection (for reference purposes). As with every piece in the exhibit (besides Rosetta and RSTT) this entire installation is based upon my own observational figure drawings. Most of this piece is based off of my drawings of two close friends, TJ & Jessica (thanks guys!). Microscopic Inspection represents the deepest investigation and the furthest abstraction from my original drawings that appear in this show. It was all hand-drawn in Adobe Illustrator (except for the text, of course) — yes, hand-drawn! — no fancy computer 3-D shortcuts for me!
Interesting side note: After I had printed this piece out, framed it, and hung it, I noticed that one small, black shape was missing — it was just a blank white space! The reason for this is because I ‘hid’ (Illustrator users will know what I’m talking about – Command/3) the shape in question before I printed and didn’t ’show’ it when I actually printed. This is what most people call a ‘happy accident’ because the solution I devised to rectify the situation (creating and applying a vinyl print directly to the digital print) is much stronger and adds another intriguing dimension to the print (the detail of this is shown in the second-to-last image of this post).
The text in the final image below directly correlates to the vinyl word installation Rosetta which will be discussed at length in a future post.
For your viewing pleasure I have included pictures of the actual print and some of the digital file below.
I’m sure there are going to be some questions regarding this piece, so, please, ask away!
