Embrace Process Part 1
Posted by David | Filed under Diagrams, Installations
The developmental process of the finished Embrace mural installation was very long (and quite interesting I think!). So, in this post and the next, I’ll show you how I came up with what you see in the final piece.
A view of the site before my meddling:
A few images (of the many) of the poses (of TJ & Jessica) I referenced while developing the imagery for the installation:
My first concept drawing based upon the figure drawings of TJ & Jessica:
A little Photoshop magic used to superimpose that first concept drawing over the actual space (I didn’t think it looked too good — so, back to the drawing board!):
I redrew the original drawing in a more fluid, cloud-like style. Unfortunately, some referred to it as the ‘poop cloud’:
Still liking this drawing, I plugged it into a scaled vector file (in Adobe Illustrator) to see how it would look. This is where the idea of using frames on top of the mural worked its way into the plans. But, what to do in those frames had not yet been decided. I also toyed around with the possibility of extending the imagery onto the windows via paint or vinyl, but that got scratched in succeeding sketches. Overall, though, I couldn’t help but see a ‘poop cloud’, so, back to the drawing board!:
End of Embrace Process Part 1.
Embrace
Posted by David | Filed under Drawings, Installations
Embrace, completed on July 6th, 2010, is technically my first commissioned installation work. I use the definition of the word ‘commission’ loosely though, because I wound up doing this project for free (and it was my pleasure to do so!). The proud owners of Embrace are two very good friends of mine, TJ and Jessica Lee and the piece now adorns the back wall area behind their bar, framed by two windows on either side. They have been very patient with me as I have had the area behind their bar in some disarray for the past year (or more?) — thanks guys!
