CLEMENZA Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 hahaa seriously, i'll contribute a little something in a minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLEMENZA Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 still working on most of these, feedback appreciated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliAlibi Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I like the line quality, but with the exception of the blue piece, I find that they are bottom-heavy. Sometimes that can work, but maybe experiment with the balance a little. Nice though, interesting style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 3rd from the top is my favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 That's a good style you're working with, like the flow, I'd try to bring more of a focus point to it. Like half the canvas is negative space and the other half has a uniform weight in most of those. Maybe stretch some of the lines into the uncovered half a little to break it up some. and bring more negative space into the covered half to make it less uniform and help define a focal point. The first and last ones posted have that and the lines in all of them flow well though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 5th one from the top stands out the most to me. Keep building off of that style. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperface Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I like how they aren't exactly "monochromatic" where you just shade a color with another. They look like proper paintings and looks as if you actually find stuff in the process, bring out some and dim down others, instead of filling out a premeditated sketch and trying to make it look good with nice effects. The pieces seem very dimensional/spatial, and I think there's a heavy potential there. You might want to emphasize it even further with different shades of dark/light colours in the very background/foreground and see how they work. The bottom-heavy comment was on point, but in a gallery you could try hanging the canvases almost uncomfortably high, so the eye level hits on the organic shapes. I imagine them on the walls of a semi-narrow corridor to emphasize the uneasy crawlspace-feeling. If at some point you think the shapes should look more physical/naturalistic, it'd probably do no harm taking a lot of time to study and draw similar stuff from nature, like taking something messy under a microscope and see the how it's built up. The Third one already looks very organic, I like that. I also would not turn down the idea of more colour if it seems relevant at some point in the process, but I don't think that's a priority right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis and Clark Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 4th from top is my fave. loving the white ontop of other colors, when you apply the paint in those lines, are you just dripping or actually using brush to put it where you want it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomfoolery Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 mushrooms anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLEMENZA Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 good looks on all the good advice/ feedback, definitely agree with the bottom heavy thing, I'm going to try and simplify in a way and bring like you said more of a focal point into my paintings. My work is very i guess you could say organic or influenced by nature, fractals are also something of interest to me and part of what i think my inspirations are subconsciously. Yeah i've been digin on the white on top lately even though most people will tell you not to use pure white i like the contrast and how it pops on these. I never really experimented with dripping too much, for most of these it was layered acrylics and white out pens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I really like this one. I don't even mind that it's bottom heavy. There's something about the raw feeling of it... there's energy in there. Oofah... I sound one of those gay artsy folks who stand in front of a piece at a gallery at tell people what the artist was thinking. Anyway, I would say to add some dimension you could look into doing large raw solid sections but then I think you would be delving into Tapies territory. Definitely keep doing what you're doing... looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I thought I had already shared this one... "Hanging in the Garage" 24x36 Enamel on canvas For the Totally Spoked show in Portland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 damn Joker, I always look forward to your posts in here, has such a nice simple feel to it but has something really appealing on the eyes as well, the colours just work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesburger Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joker Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Recently a friend posted some works by a long time friend of his, Steve More. I've seen a few pieces over the last couple of years and always dig what he's doing so I thought I'd share a few... Also, a new sculpture by Delta Inc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 Hmmm... Top one reminds me of a folded dress shirt. I like the colors in the next one, but not the composition. I'm torn on the Delta piece. I think I'd have to see it in person. /2cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 love the delta one but a bit shook by the colours... it's a bit gaudy.. really digging the folded dress shirt one (bojangles really summed it up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Laszlo moholy-Nagy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__ __ __ __ Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I thought I had already shared this one... "Hanging in the Garage" 24x36 Enamel on canvas For the Totally Spoked show in Portland man if i was rich id purchase this from you. Super nice Joker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Joker, I like the way that you can translate abstract into themed shows. I'm still working on that. Awesome piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLEMENZA Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Loving that new piece Joker. I've been doing more simple solid colors lately with spray paint trying to create more space for the more detailed things, we'll see what happens . I'll try and get some pictures up here soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Poesia... love his work. I've seen that Bahaus poster before but not his actual paintings. Thanks for all the good words people... much appreciated. Clemenza... definitely share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 Just landed a big fish! I'm the selected artist for a new Hospitality Management and Culinary Institute right in the heart of Downtown! Here's a sample the firm that chose me made up. My final piece will vary. They just cropped an old painting. I'm pretty stoked. *Joker or Poesia...Are you any good/have experience at pricing a project like this? If so, PM me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealmighty... Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 ^^^ thats dope. congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picky P. Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 hell yeah...good score. that should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLEMENZA Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 thats tight bojangles, tear it up , looks like a real nice size spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 livin the dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 congrats bojangles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_blank_ Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 bojangles is a beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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