This was the first project i completed during my career at booker t. washington. This piece was drawn was on site at Farmers Market.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
When i created the composition of this piece i was concentrated on having a good sense of perspective and space. I decided to perceive this piece through an ants perspective to dramatize the size of the buildings. I gave clarity to The Ravens on Akkard through my use of a complementary color scheme. There were great flocks of pigeons swarming overhead the night i sketched this out. This gave me the idea to include birds. Using birds i could create a link between the foreground, middle-ground and background. I chose ravens because of there symbolism. The birds also gave me the idea to include text in the back ground. I chose to include the poem the Raven by Edgar Alan Poe. This last detail strengthen the conceptional aspect of my piece.
Denizens of dallas is comprised of 13 animals. Each animal has a symbolic meaning and posses one or more smaller symbols on their person. The left side of the composition contains animals that have a negative symbolism. The right side of the piece contains animals the have positive symbolism.
This pig - gluttony- is the top left animal. The pig is being pushed by the shark - terror. The leopard- cruelty- is the bottom right animal. Behind the leopard is the fly - evil- whose hand is on the shoulder of the leopard. Behind the fly is the goat - devil- who is trying to blow smoke into the turtle's face. The crow - death - is the least visible in the center. His shirt has the yang symbol which is another symbol he is known for. To the right of the crow is the swan - fertility. She posses the yang symbol which is the counter part of the crow. Next to the swan is the elephant - power. His earring is the power symbol. The elephant is accompanied the cow - mother. Beneath the cow is the carp - perseverance.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Portfolio
I sat in the cold december night and recorded the visual magic of my home city.
Pigasus - Metal - 2007-2010
When pigs fly is a termed used to describe the impossible. Pigasus signifies overcoming such things thought to be impossible.
The Pickle - Mixed Media - 2010
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