Over the last couple of weeks, I have been sharing what happens when you present the same subject matter in two different artistic methods and how that can change the way an image impacts the viewer. This week I am going to dive a little deeper into that using a variety of abstract art methods. I used one of these examples in a post that I did in 2014, but this time around wanted to show how four different results came from one group of small statues.
OK, now that I have confused the issue, let me start with the process I went through using the original subject matter. That subject matter is two small statues that go together and represents a family; a mother holding a child and a father with a child on his shoulders. Having been married for 47 years and raising three incredible daughters, my wife and I celebrate family.
I started the process by taking those two statuettes and placing them in a light box snapping numerous pictures of the statues in slightly different positions settling ultimately on the three I have attached to this post. I was only using the photographs as a basis, so wasn’t concerned whether the shot was in perfect focus or not (which one isn’t). From that point I tried a variety of styles and methods creating numerous art prints and finally settling on the attached four.
Starting with the the first capture of the mother and child in the foreground and the father with child on his shoulders in the background:
With the resulting art prints being:
For the first print, I used an impasto technique (impasto done in acrylic or oil emphasizes strong and bold brush strokes).
On the second one I played with the colors using a fauvism style (fauvism: vivd expressionistic and non-naturalistic use of color).
Next up is the picture I used for the third art print. In this case I positioned the mother and father figure more side by side.
From this inspiration I created this:
Again, using a fauvism approach I created this art print with a complete change in colors.
My last example comes from the next picture.
This basis was just slightly different in positioning of the statues resulting in the following:
For this fourth art print I used an abstract watercolor technique and again bold color choices.
I had fun with this series and just wanted to share one of the ways I come up with my art prints.
Thoughts?
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