As you can tell by the title of this piece, I had some difficulty focusing on just one artistic style. What I finally came up with was a cross between Andy Warhol, Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keefe. Andy was represented in the multiple prints of a single image along with the use of the color red, Ansel's influence was the black and white photo print, and Georgia's nod was the close-up of a flower. I began by using a close-up photo of a rose which I had taken and altering it through PSE to sharpen it and remove the color. I then printed it onto fabric, creating three images to use. Here is where I wish that I had taken more time and used Digital Grounds on my fabric before printing on it. This would have given me a more saturated sharp image. I then cropped two of the images and left one complete. I placed the images on the black and white background and added the red and black framing around them. The quilting is very simply done, as I knew that it would not show on the patterned fabric.
Stunning!
ReplyDeleteIt took me awhile to figure out my reaction to this piece, something felt unsettling. I realize it is the fact that you've chosen a black and white color scheme for a subject - flowers - that is usually celebrated for it's colors. Now that I look again, it is wonderful because it forces the viewer to think more about the form of the rose, not just the color where we typically stop. I like this!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very lovely piece!
ReplyDeleteVery nice piece representing three artistic styles. Good job. The red really makes the piece pop.
ReplyDeleteI particularly love the gray tone roses! surrounded by the narrow black, then red, is perfect. Lovely piece...well done!
ReplyDeleteCherie
Very graphic!
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