tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41374916611323490752024-03-14T11:38:08.862-05:00Alma Lee Originals-ArtScapeThe Original art of Alma Lee. The full and honest discussion of art, and artist, on the creation, essence, execution, of art to it's fullest expression.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171827888193988517noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137491661132349075.post-46753577282602413052015-05-09T18:47:00.000-05:002015-05-09T18:47:54.719-05:00
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<span class="s1">I never knew there was a blue poppy, actually when you first hear it it sounds almost like an oxzy moron. I think that we just naturally associate poppie with red. However,once I saw a picture of the Himalayan Blue poppy that association went out the window. Blue accentuates the lines and textures in the poppy. Here after when I hear poppy I will forever think of the blue beauty. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">This is my very first palatte knife painting. I find it a little intimidating to work this way bc my comfort level with control is greatly limited but at the same time the experience is so freeing and it requires you to live in the here and now. Nothing more than a thought is required and it is instantly translated on to the canvas. It is so mind clearing and it gives me more room to expand on the next thought, the next vision. I guess you could say that what blue does for a poppy, palatte painting does for me.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">About this art:</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171827888193988517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137491661132349075.post-20725270802917771112015-01-16T11:46:00.001-06:002015-01-16T11:49:20.940-06:00I have started a new line entitled Mattie Bunnlees. The name has a story of course but you know how it goes I could tell you but....lol<br />
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Each of the bunnlees are needle felted utilizing both wool and polyester (core). Even the eyes are needle felted to capture the individual expressions. They are presently available on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/almalee?ref=hdr" target="_blank">ETSY</a><br />
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Please note: all bunnlees wear false eyelashes but they don't like to talk about it!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">WHAT IS NEEDLE FELTING: Needle felt is the process of interlocking, binding and compacting wool fibers and is achieved by repeatedly poking on and through the fibers with a specialized needle. The final form is shaped on the fly with varying depths and angles of the barbed needle until the desired form is completed. It differs in Wet felting in that no water is used in the process. </span><span style="font-size: 15.1999998092651px;">Designed as I go along, making it truly unique and original.</span></div>
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I am BACK! I've had some questions as to why I fell off the map was last 3 months. I was having some health issues, and my doctors had a hard time figuring out what was going on. Long story short, my heart had an undiagnosed, congenital defect .. My heart, started to fail, refused to pump enough blood to my extremities. I was taken out of commission literally.While this was going on we were in the process of building my first studio not in my house. It has been affectionately named She Shack Studios. Needless to say it is behind schedule but still in the works. God is good, and he kept me going and now I have since received a pacemaker and almost overnight I was a new woman it has proved to be a life changing experience. So that being said I had a great deal of time to pick a new creative direction, without abandoning my current brands and style.</div>
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I had been waiting anxiously to put these out to auction. If you are a Cube–a–Kitty, or K9.5 fan then you are going to love my new felted sculptures of various feline and canine characters. These sculptures are achieved by needle felting into uns-pun wall with a tiny barbed needle. This adheres the wool fibers to gather into tight solid shapes. These are one of a kind originals. Because I design and sculp, as I go there will never be 2 alike. I hope you are excited as I am about this new venture. I have placed several of them on auction on eBay. So lets take a look here is the link: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/cln/classickeepsakes49/FELTED-CUBE-A-KITTY-AND-FRIENDS/123751208014"><span class="s1">http://www.ebay.com/cln/classickeepsakes49/FELTED-CUBE-A-KITTY-AND-FRIENDS/123751208014</span></a></div>
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Look for more characters up-and-coming in the very near future. Also suspect other woolen treasures from me including; 1 of a kind scarves, shawls, curses, and the old fashion, hand pulled wet felted hats in a new retro style.</div>
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I think all of you for your patronage, prayers, and good wishes. They truly do help. And please don't hesitate to let me know what you think about these new lines. God bless Alma Lee</div>
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As an artist I have evolved once again with the additional of digital painting / drawing to my repertoire of artistic mediums. I did this because of the worlds it opens to me as an artist. It adds avenue and venues not previous available to me. It also makes more things possible than ever before as I try to convey my artistic expression.</div>
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Shone here on the left is the original illustration done digitally next to my bast attempt to duplicate it by hand illustration in color pencil. Though I think both "work" the hand drawing lacks some of the mystery,mood and movement of the original digital.</div>
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So that said why should we as a society by digital art? The simple answer would be because it is art. Digital art requires all of the creativity all of the imagination, skill andy technique prow less that are employed in traditional art. It might surprise some people that it is often more laborious than traditional mediums. The problem seems to be that people do not want to invest in an art form that at 1st glance has no originals. Why buy a digital art rather than a print of traditional art? According to economist.com citing a report entitled profit or pleasure? Exploring the motivations behind treasure trends. Of those questioned only a 10th asked said they bought art purely as an investment where as 75% cited enjoyment as the key. In both traditional medium and digital medium, collectors have always been advised to buy what they love. We are facing a glut of images in the marketplace these days it is on our TV sets, our walls, our bathrooms, kitchen and living areas have become galleries displaying art both good and bad. The world without </div>
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The reason why digital art so important in this present age is the avenues of expression that it opens up for our artists. There are techniques, blends, even mixed media, (otherwise incompatible) made possible with digital media. It is akin to the comparison of analog TV vs high definition. You will watch your favorite programs in either bc it is your favorite program. Digital art does not devalue traditional art instead enhances and enlarges it and it's audience. The modern day digital artist must be connected not only to the world at large and its future visions, forms and possiblities, but also past techniques, nuances of the traditional art that came before it. All artists need to perfect, hone their skills. their techniques, expressions everything connected to the work style and subject. Digital art gives us the opportunity to take that 1, step further to elaborate on the original concept. To attempt to answer the questions that the art itself poses and to carry the viewer deeper into our world and it's glorious intricacies.<br />
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Personally I am in a continual love affair with both traditional art and digital art for the reasons mentioned above. But at this juncture in my art career I am cognizant of there are only so many paintings left for me to do with an ever shortening time frame. The pure physicality of traditional art has at times excluded me from its practice. When I started out I painted furniture, and I loved it. I exclaimed to all of my family and friends that this and this alone would be my endeavor for life. Unfortunately arthritis said otherwise. I do not believe that I am alone there are many artists that are faced with the wisdom and direction and the quality of technique and vision for art and its creation only to realize that their bodies and the passing of time works against them like never before.</div>
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Now as a collector and patron, the value of digital art is a huge gray area. I dispute the statement that digital art has no originals. Its original lies inside the mind and the heart of the artist and every piece the artist sells requires the relinquishing of a fragment of their very soul. Many artists are working now in very limited editions for their digital art this entails a rise in price. This seems logical to me. However inevitably, we are faced with the question why should I buy digital art and pay a greater price for it than print. The answer lies in the patrons sensibilities, desires and love of the art itself. Digital art well inevitably come into its own, probably sooner than later as it is not going away. It's perception can only improve. I think it is safe to say to that there will continue to be more and more of it in all styles and genres' in the future. So we are back to the collectors, patrons, the lovers of art, the best advice stil is love it or leave it to someone who will. Like all art the return on your investment economically is set somewhere further along on the timeline. Therefore the astute investor is timely,bold, addicted, committed and motivated purely by the love of art and it's practioners.</div>
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While researching this article I read several question and answer message boards with opinions lying on both sides. I was forever going back to the various search engines and typing "why should we buy digital art as opposed to traditional art"And what came up every time was "why by art" with no differential to digital. So if you are an art buyer, investor, collector or lover, you will buy digital art because it is ART. I will conclude this with a quote from wiki answers.com the question posed there was why is digital art important? The answer it is important because it is a new generation of the world.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171827888193988517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137491661132349075.post-765606404948872672013-06-27T21:49:00.003-05:002013-06-27T21:52:31.256-05:00New AbstractsI have been busy with some new abstracts. I ran into a free trial of Flaming Pear™CS6 filters Flexify and Flood and just my luck I am in Love with them! Here are some sample of the results of my trial: All of them mixed media digital assemblage<br />
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There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.<br />
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This is another scene from an exquisite dream I had some months ago.<br />
There seems to be much debate about hell. But I think that all would agree IF it does exist we don't want to go there. Personally I don't care if it does or doesn't exist, I have no wish to squander my time or energy debating. Because I believe it is a choice...really, just the natural outgrowth of the core of our being. It is the contents of our heart poured out onto fruition. More than morals or the lack there of, more than good deeds/bad deeds, no us and them. It is comprised of all you hold dear, and that which you cling too, rely on, trust. You choose your way and therein lies your fate. Thus this art came about based on that belief. No one chooses hell, and as you see here all of us will literally leap in after their hearts desire, not understanding the scope of the existence we ourselves have created in a world we must now inhabit eternally.<br />
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size: 20x10"<br />
media: digital illustration, created with Fractals created in ArtMatic 5, combined with illustrations from Poser9 and CS6<br />
Subject: Hell, Spirituality<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171827888193988517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137491661132349075.post-39918932336596068232013-05-06T23:20:00.001-05:002013-05-06T23:20:52.962-05:00Joan of Arc: Living the Controversial Truth<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">As a child I was told about Joan of Arc, in fact I a remember watching a movie about her. But being a non Catholic her story was treated as a myth within my circles. I always wondered about it. Now after some research I believe in the myth no longer but espouse it's truth. I believe that she was so far out of the mainstream, the religious norms, and so little influenced by it that they had no control over her. Indeed it goes without saying she loved God, but I believe she did indeed receive visions from him. She saw a portion of how big he is, today we would say she lived outside the box. As for her veneration of her as a saint...I am not so inclined but I so respect her ability to live out who she was, come what may, Love the most hated lover of all time, without regard to the boxed up, down pat God so popular then (and now) and in the end be able to say "I have run the good race and lost none of myself, I gave my life and it was given back to me." And I think quite possibly she would add "no regrets"</span><br />
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style: realistic, surrealism</div>
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subject: Dancer</div>
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The unknown Superwife: Contessa of Clean is every house keepers dream. Armed with inspiration she recruits at random in the wee wee hours.Minions succumb to her bidding. Her warp the minds of believers making them complacent and submissive to her sanitary ways. Then it happens, Voila! Your house is pristine sparkling and clean. The praises soon follow, as you wallow, you wonder at your confusion, and wishful thinking. Was that dust bunny? Then you wake up and realize it was but a dream. So you put on your big girl panties and pick up you broom!</div>
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This art was created in CS 6 and it is a digital illustration, photo were used as reference only.</div>
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It is the same time after time, and you know who you are. We are closing in. This is the first in my unknown series. So many times in everyday life we feel un known until we do something wrong and suddenly everyone know who we are. That is the idea behind this series. Bringing to light all the good things that we try to do that go unoticed...talk about unnoticed I off to clean the bathroom.<br />
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From the PuffyButtons here are Days 6,7, and 8.<br />
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Moses Formula by Alma LeeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171827888193988517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137491661132349075.post-89273793539254716732013-01-04T22:17:00.004-06:002013-01-04T22:17:50.336-06:00Digital derivitive of Moses Harris Color wheel. I saw his color wheels for the first time and I could not resist. After I checked to make sure that they were in the public domain of course!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171827888193988517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137491661132349075.post-28118792465109412962013-01-01T18:08:00.000-06:002013-01-01T18:53:42.469-06:00first art of 2013 No Rewind by Alma Lee.<br />
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Christ was done through the combination of fratal and digital illustration. The Fractal aspect was created in ArtMatic 5 and the illustration in CS6. Christ has been a favorite subject for me for many many years. Partly because I am a Christian, but more importantly the Christ I love is the most expressive of all subject, the bible tells us that he suffered all the things that we do and more, and I believe that love, sorrow,fear,joy and laugher were all evident through his eyes alone.</div>
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size: 20×10″<br />
media: digital illustration, fractal and mixed media<br />
subject: Christ</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171827888193988517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137491661132349075.post-18979323108653970492012-10-14T15:59:00.002-05:002012-10-14T16:02:24.702-05:00Huge Savings on Alma Lee Cube-A-Kitties!!I am auctioning off some of Cube-a-Kitty paintings this week, most half off or better! I need to make some room in my studio so when I can clear a chair in there, sale prices will be gone!lol The items go on the block at 7 PM PST check it out:<a href="http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=classickeepsakes49" target="_blank">Sale Auctions!!!</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171827888193988517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137491661132349075.post-39843404819810759402012-10-09T22:27:00.002-05:002012-10-09T22:27:40.067-05:00I doing a tutorial on painting in Photoshop cs6. My favorite part is the fact that I don't get any paint on my fingers. Here I used a photograph from my friend Karla Buckley taken in France, as my reference photo. I created a couple of brushed within Photoshop, one make from pic of willow leaves, land another I used for over all blending. I warn you once you start making your own brushes in Photoshop it is addictive, but certainly worth the effort.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">ART APPREICIATION 101<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMJGrjZbHO0JNzjCd5iGYtHCEoehYh8R4InWmiDLbXay-D46Y3e_LA3AGnj_VMKbKqm5iPv7_hEIUiOF5Vp7w4yzLdr_VwrjyD7gKSRr0D-X980S9bUbnRWXq7bSFiJEMVgFQ2flo73OJ/s1600/art+comic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMJGrjZbHO0JNzjCd5iGYtHCEoehYh8R4InWmiDLbXay-D46Y3e_LA3AGnj_VMKbKqm5iPv7_hEIUiOF5Vp7w4yzLdr_VwrjyD7gKSRr0D-X980S9bUbnRWXq7bSFiJEMVgFQ2flo73OJ/s400/art+comic.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I am an artist. It has
taken me several years to say that sentence and stop at the period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always had to add a qualifier. Somehow I
tried to make my profession palatable to the population at large. These days I
see the world of art and my place in it differently. I realized that being an
artist is defined not by what we do but is simply who we are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is nobility in that and a certain
authenticity in that that pleases me. I see artists as humans interacting
deeply and intimately, with the world, out of the deep and feral need, a need
rising out of circumstances within our lives. It is the literal drawing on our
response to life’s circumstances. Sometimes from a place of great joy,
sometimes from a place of great wounding, art becomes our only balm. Within this
feral need is the source of a great gifting. And artist’s gifting lies in the
ability to convey what cannot be spoken with words in conversation, or
literature, a personal look into not only the thoughts and perceptions of the
artist but adds another previously unseen dimension. That is the gift, and that
is the job description of an artist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Being an artist comes
with great challenges also. One being a sincere homage to the divine creator of
that gift. Being thankful not only the capacity, but the love and generosity of
God when he entrusted me with that gift. The 2nd challenge of course is remaining
true to my vision, my art, and myself and not be swayed by the popular,
politically correct and socially proper definition of what is art. Lastly
artists have an obligation the <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">art's</span>
audience. An artist must be careful not to mislead patrons down a trail of folly
(unless folly is the subject and purpose) and frivolity with out substance. Nor
should the audience be led down a dark path without the artist shedding at
least enough light to navigate the patron in the direction of enlightenment and
salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">All of this sounds heady,
self-serving I suppose. But that is only because of how we as a culture have
come to devalue art. In civilizations present not long ago artists were entrusted
with identifying, mapping and guiding the paths of culture, enlightenment, and
in a sense prophesy. Patrons looked to the artists, poets and philosophers, for
instruction, empowerment, and encouragement in the building, restoring and reforming
of their lives into higher and better forms. But today some have reduced the
role of art to the decoration of our homes, our rooms, our furniture, even our tissue
boxes, and call that art. I would go so far as to say as a culture we have come
to regard art as a nominal part of our being. We take it for granted. It has
always been there. We use it as a pseudo-antidepressant. It is there for no
more than our passing enjoyment. Art’s highest calling is to make our material goods
pretty. Do you think I'm being harsh? Let me ask when was the last time you
bought a sofa to match your favorite painting? When have you ever hung a single
piece of art on your wall alone not in a grouping if for no other reason that
it moves you to a place that abhors clutter? A piece of art that so spoke to
your mind body and spirit that you could not bear the encroachment of a single
frivolous companion?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I have been guilty myself
a hedonist of pretty. Pretty is not of course opposed to art. Art is beauty;
otherwise we would never even stop to look. I am of the opinion however that
beauty is both the import and symptom of art, not its final destination or
purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We devalue our artists
also. We relegate them in our minds as quirky little beings with a flair for art.
We call them hobbyists, crafters just to keep them in their place should they
attempt to aspire to more. We tell them how wonderful they are how we enjoy
what they do. We tell them what a great fan we are of their “work”, and then
ask them for a discount or a donation for our most important cause. Artists are
people and people by nature will go where they are celebrated and produce their
highest work in that environment. Artists are no different than CEOs, doctors,
or celebrities. In fact they're no different than you, they go to work every
day, whether they <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“feel like it” or not.
They put in long hours, have families, responsibilities both relationally and
financially and they do their level best to meet all of their obligations. Isn’t
that true for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I say these things not in
way of complaint, or to incite sympathy, but in hopes of engendering a well
deserved, long overdue, respect for art and its practitioners living among us, providing
valuable and vital service to our communities ask well as our hearts. And I ask
you to buy art from your local artists. Buy originals, and hang them in a place
of honor. If you can't afford originals, don’t ask for unreasonable discounts;
instead ask them about available print and reproductions. Support their
businesses and they will support yours.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pop Surrealism</b><br />
I have been looking into this ever since I ran into the term while
trying to find a genre that my art truly fit. Wikipedia defines Pop
Surrealism as:
Lowbrow, or lowbrow art,[1] describes an underground visual art movement
that arose in the Los Angeles, California, area in the late 1970s.
Lowbrow is a widespread populist art movement with origins in the
underground comix world, punk music, hot-rod street culture, and other
subcultures. It is also often known by the name pop surrealism. Lowbrow
art often has a sense of humor - sometimes the humor is gleeful,
sometimes impish, and sometimes it is a sarcastic comment.[2]
I almost clicked away when the first words I read were Lowbrow. That
seems such a derogatory term. Where as the definition of Lowbrow is: 1.
A person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual
activities or pursuits.
This term may describe the Art establishments. Assessment to the genre’s
work in general but
It certainly certainly does not describe the pop surrealist art I have
seen. Some of the leading artist in this genre are Mark Ryden, Gary
Panter, Robt Williams and Vicky-Knowles demonstrate something quite
different. Take one look at Greater Concerns than Mere Puppetry by Robt
Williams <a href="http://www.robtwilliamsstudio.com/">http://www.robtwilliamsstudio.com/</a>, Mark Ryden’s Saint Barbie <a href="http://www.lunch.com/Reviews/d/Mark_Ryden-Photos-1587410-Mark_Ryden-469950.html?pid=0">http://www.lunch.com/Reviews/d/Mark_Ryden-Photos-1587410-Mark_Ryden-469950.html?pid=0</a>or the set design for Pee Wee Hermans Playhouse by Gary Panter, or Alice in Wibbleland by Vicky Knowles, <a href="http://www.ebsqart.com/Artist/Vicky-Knowles/7/Art-Portfolio/Alice-in-Wibbleland/568646/">http://www.ebsqart.com/Artist/Vicky-Knowles/7/Art-Portfolio/Alice-in-Wibbleland/568646/</a>.
and you will not convince me of anything if the fact they are deeply
involved with pop culture. Their art work requires complete immersion,
observation sometime to the point of discomfort, in order to convey the
symbiotic relationship of art culture and the world at large Having read this far I will bet you are asking “What is the Difference between Pop surrealism and Surrealism?” Again Wikipedia defines Surrealism as: “Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings.”
itself with the workings of the human mind and psyche.
Allow me to suggest that Surrealism expresses itself through aid of an altered state lens, whether in a dream state, or drug induced. It is an altered reality. Pop Surrealism expresses itself through a heightened reality, depicting the unseen consequences, results and catalysts connected with every scene and vision. Pop Surrealism is to reality, what Science Fiction is to Science
As for myself and my place in the Pop Surrealism Movement, I have been hooked since I took a painting class with Norbert Kox
<a href="http://exhibitsnhkox.homestead.com/tohellandback.html" target="_blank">http://exhibitsnhkox.homestead.com/tohellandback.html</a> I don’t believe either he or I had ever heard the term Pop Surrealism, but he sure had mastered it. I knew the man to hold strong Christian beliefs because of our conversations, but I saw the series coming to live in his current project in which he was undertaking the task of visual interpretation of the book of Revelation. When my eye moved to the center of the painting there sat the image of Reggie White Packer Footbal Player also widely know as a Christian) on the throne reserved for the anti-Christ. In total confusion I asked him why would he cast Reggie in that like to which he replied “oh I don’t think that he is the anti Christ, but more people sit in their easy chairs watching him play on a Sunday morning, than do those who fill the pews on a Sunday morning…THEY apparently think he is god! So I am looking into the lighter side of Pop Surreaism, the unexpected, surprising and lovely side with some of my favorite pets and though. I may not cross over with you but I’ll try get you to the door.
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