Wednesday, May 19, 2010

(only in) Remission


"(only in) Remission"
2010



Originally I had considered a red heart. Although it worked for my personal meaning behind the piece, and looked beautiful with her red hair, something about it was just not working. Plus, I didn't want it to look too typical or like some kind of religious iconography, so I had a last minute overhaul of the whole concept-- the night before the show!


The idea of a bruised or grayed/decaying sort of heart came to mind. Then I also thought about how coals are black and gray; dingey and dead looking, yet still containing bright burning red embers inside. From the start, I wanted the heart to morph into something organic. The veins and arteries reminded me of roots (which tied into some complex metaphorical statement I wanted to illustrate, that I don't want to go into right now- haha) and so I was thinking of it turning into roots and twigs; like something was growing from it. The thought of rich blacks and grays reminded me of black irises- thus the idea was born.

One of my favorite, overlooked parts of this is the bust (LOL). Using a super-secret technique, I creating this pattern of colors and highlights, coming through the black of the corset. You should click the image above to see it up close.
Below you can see more textural elements I incorporated throughout this piece:

And there you have it- my latest piece.

10 comments:

  1. Oh so beautiful! I love the technique you used in the corset to bring out the pattern, and the lady's expression just takes me breath away!
    xoxo
    Carly

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  3. Don't give anyone a definition to hide behind. Just ask their children what they think it means and then you both can laugh at the stupid adults. It's a guaranteed sale. Shame is the best market agent.

    Good picture though, like the juxtaposition. In my opinion though, a chestburster would have done a better job. Oh well, it's time for my pills.

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  4. In all honesty, I probably wasn't really ever gonna get around to explaining it, soo don't worry haha. And as far as chestbursters, I didn't know what they looked like, otherwise, maybe I would have considered it... I forgot to take my pills thanks for reminding me

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  5. I love her red hair and the background is lovely. Thats always my hardest part in a painting. I also really like the framing, great job!






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  6. Thank you Rachel Lynne :)
    I'm gonna go check out your blog right now!

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  7. I simply adore the "heart"-detail! It really stroke my mind, when I discovered it! Very well done! :) <3

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  8. Thank you so much Rose Gold! It's one of my favorite parts about this piece, so I'm happy to know someone else really appreciates it :D Thank you again!

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