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In The Shape



In the shape Is an experiment enhancing an image with two purposes? The first one lets the mind wander and question what it is. In the second one, we explore fragmenting a meaning. In addition, in all ways, our senses complete the subject. Moreover, It is categorized as minimalism with a touch of abstraction. Black and white have unique qualities which do not correct our minds. Is simple and out forward.

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Without a doubt, Is essential to explore this different aspect of art differently. The image communicates various parts of a  place. Recalls memories so, of say, attract and wake up our imagination. There is much to learn from nature, and the idea is to keep our minds open. There is always something valuable we gain, and that is appreciation.

Looking at my archives, this painting date back to 1988 and still has a spontaneous moment in execution. Its simplicity inspired me to go back to new approaches. From time to time, the artist gets encased in the whole picture. Not in this case, therefore, is here to remind us of the versatility of its strokes.

Moreover, elaboration is out of the question, perspective omitted, just vague nature. Loose like a kid’s mind. No fragments, no clues, just innocent and pure. A time to project our own hopes and dreams. Looking at old masters such as Rembrandt’s artwork. It reached maturity at an old age. Indeed, he loosened up, no anymore restricted by academic rules. His brushstrokes got free and easy. It is understood once the art finds its own freedom is what we call a style.

The approach that makes us part of this world. The universal voice we carry inside us asks for security to carry on in our everyday lives.

“IN THE SHAPE”

In the shape

18″ x 24″ Acrylic on Board Canvas

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Charcoal

 

Charcoal medium is one of the oldest media. That dates back some 28,000 BC Imagined our ancestors needing to document hunt events. Or on the other hand, rituals were painting their faces meant to become adults. Moreover, it became much refined by the latest artist by burning wood, from big to tiny portions bound with gum into sticks. Then until now, fancy pencils have become available.

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This is a dry media that releases a beautiful pigment. From grainy to textural techniques, the artist creates different styles to their taste.  the object dictates how it wants to be released.

Everything drawn with charcoal gives a unique moment. Spontaneous strokes create dynamics. Then on the other hand-controlled, shading from dark to light gives us a tangible reality. The expression ranges in different directions where there are no limitations to use.

Furthermore, charcoal mimics other media such as oil in its texture. It boroughs itself for a classy cutting style. Remember, it compresses all colors into one spectrum. The light is visible, and the dark functions with it. One and the other are one. Black exists in nature and lives because of the morning.

What’s more, black and white are distinctive in color for they are simple and do not tire your sight. Everything is solid and transparent. Therefore is associated with weddings, cleanliness, and peacefulness.

Charcoal, in terms of symbols, places a model in an overall light spectrum. And just a medium variant of black. Gray color but white as its dominant it creates a focal point. On the other hand, regarding subjects is interesting. Asian associated white with the dead.   A bad omen. But then again, what the caves man wanted to portray.  As being eaten or eating the animal.

Charcoal

“Model” Charcoal on paper, Size 24″ x 18″ 1998

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The Ferry

THE FERRY

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Transporter

One among the many transporters from Long Island in New York. At night breezy and comfortable. But it all depends on where you are sitting. On a summer day, enjoy the trip on the top level. You can see Connecticut on the other side. Your car is in good hands. And by the way, the Galley has a good breakfast if you pass by in the morning. Among other currency as the friendly bartenders. The name comes from the Irish reduced anglicized form of Gaelic fearadhigh, meaning “unknown name.” Most related to the old English verb ferian, “to carry.”  The Ferry/Transporter

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The location of Port Jefferson is named after our President Thomas Jefferson. Founded by steamboat companies who built them.  On the other hand, the illegal consumption of alcohol such as rum became a problem for the authorities. Production was confiscated from 1921 to 1933. Now days is replaced with tourism and business.

Moreover, the winter shows metallic blue on the water. The boardwalk on a snow day cast shadows in various light purple and greens from its surrounds.  Exciting and full of surprises.  The Ferry/Transporter

Technical Approach

Further to say, the most complicated part of working on these specific subjects is the water which changes every second. I placed together different fragments into one image. then enhanced on large to small scales. Followed it by the first waterfront, poles second, steamboat third, and the sky in the back.

I use watercolor medium for its open and transparent pigments. It also gives the rigid mechanics a loose and more relaxing style. On the contrary to oil painting is luminous and spontaneous.  The Ferry/Transporter

Then it comes to the details from the water. Decisions have to be made to make it work. Such as, which direction the waves are moving. Also, its reflection is critical. This last one is what enriches the subject with hue variations.  

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Persona

 

Every person has different qualities in their character. Their eyes can tell you a whole story. The artist grabs that moment when the soul is at peace or tense within. And along comes a connection of intimacy shared with their models. Once done in any media becomes a memory. A reminder of our kind that may be present with us or gone. Its interest relies on preserving it for a family, and eventually a collectible.

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Recently, portraits have been going through many changes due to digital camera development. We thank, free digitalization and its many applications. It has helped other artists breakthrough through the setting banalities, for it does not follow one style and is free to explore in many directions.

So why paint a painting when we have a digital photo? The difference relies on its three-dimensionalities. The layers add depth, making us see details we miss in life. feeling it as if the person will move from the canvas. Perhaps the artist reflects the person’s soul. Then it shows the inner feeling as moving within. The human touch alone will not disappear. But still a unique medium for every person who beholds only one experience through his eye. Persona

All through centuries and now as well, a matter of fascination. The image reveals some trades in a person’s character. Beginning with their eyes, it makes us speculates about another known person. The mind tends to relate, for it looks for known positive situations with familiar people. Otherwise, it connects us to their attractiveness for admiration.

In ancient times Roman busts showed success. Greeks venerate the beauty of their sculptural bodies to celebrate the Olympic game. They linked the mind and the body as one entity. In a healthy mind, healthy body. Enjoy it.

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Unbound

 

Placing ideas taken from experience is a revelation that never amazes me. On this subject, my main objective is to portray broken relations. Along, two figures depart, not in a happy ending to an unknown voyage. Purposely cover the male with a turban to show uncertainty. The female is backward to show no emotions.

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We approach and make a connection when we see an attractive person and want to know more. Coming together, we fall into the water of love.

At first, it is cooling and refreshing.  The emotions of love are what we feel. Over time, when it looks like it will be more than just an infatuation, the initial feelings of love change, the water gets more profound, and we will soon be in over our heads. To continue the journey, two different people must get in the same boat.

One may see this as a great thing. They must face the challenging seas together, building a life in the boat. The other may have reservations that create a wind of change, forever anchoring the ship in unchartered water and returning to the unknown.

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The ocean, the boat, and the sky are used as symbols to create a state of mind where the good moments of living in harmony have vanished. Our feelings could be our worst enemy but also our best friend.

Painting a subject like this helps me to bridge my emotions to a disclosure. A positive revelation that momentarily lapses in our life until we transition for good.  I’m very sure we have been through the same experience, and I like to show it to you to relate to it or enjoy the view.

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“Adios” size 30″ x 29″ Oil on canvas, 2001