#amiture art

[stupidity-incorperated]

I would like to thank @hinako-supremacy for dropping this transparent jpeg

Using my amiture art skills I originally wanted to recreate this with my Jeremiah.....but I got carried away and added the past Arkhams in there masks to the list

[bobbobfred]

question time

so i have been having a few thoughts and am looking for some advice,

a) i dont like having my art mixed with all the reblogs. are there any drawbacks to puttingit all into a side blog?

b) are you / do you know an amiture writer who would be interested in working on a short comic? i have been practicing storybording and charicter design and would realy enjoy working on a larger comic to stretch myself, but i am not a good writer.

thx for reading

[lilgangank]

Making concept art of a robot/demon suit thing .-.

[growingwithtrees]

I added these to my colored pencil collection today. They are supose to be metallic im not sure if this picture really shows that off.

[thegreatgoddessnamedbees]

Little oil painting, nearly ruined it because I accidently punched my desk. Posting her just in case I actually do fuck it up.

[dorkydoodle]

Oc for a comic I’m thinking of making. Her name is Lily Amona.

[chocolatebuttonsandcustomamiibo]

Wire frame for a shadow heartless custom amiibo!

[katgbirmelin]

Starting over is tough, but sometimes in order to move forward you have to retrace your steps. I was unhappy with how my painting was turning out. I felt I was making a lot of amiture mistakes: applying paint too thickly and without as much care as normal. It was making me frustrated and dissatisfied so I made the call to start over. So I retraced and cut my paper, and restretched it (not as well this ho around, but still workable). I'm happier now. I've pulled out a piece I did in October to help me with my color application while also keeping my digital color comp in mind. My last class with Terese Neilsen is this Tuesday, and then next week is our final critique with art director of MTG, Dawn Murin. I've been anxious about the last few months. It's hard when you stop doing client work and branch out on your own. It's satisfying, but scary. I've found my voice, my style, and am still exploring my tastes. I've a lot of work ahead. I'm greatful for my support. I'm so happy I can seek advice and comfort from my art community and friends. I'm especially fortunate to have conversations that help me figure out what steps I need to take, or that validate I'm going in the right direction. And funny enough, a lot if what's been on my mind seems to be reflected in the tarot exercise I did a few days ago. #startingover #wip #process #progress #worksmarternotharder #artistlife #watercolors #greatful https://www.instagram.com/p/BsRp5RvAcq5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19f9castwapk

[awarew0lf]

i really hate when i see queer brands that steal art or use clip art from shutterstock or something. and then people promote and support them like it��s okay. there is zero growth behind actions like that, if you want to be “authentic” then you should probably either A. do the art yourself or B. Buy the art. “well i can’t afford to buy from artist” well then you can’t afford to run a brand. if you think buying from a professional is expensive just wait till you buy from an amiture.

[the-abyss-of-ideas]

[tillymint7]

Peter Appleton and Adam Carr 🤩

The next lecture I want to share with you all was a shared lecture from Peter and Adam whom are our university lecturers. Peter is also an internationally renowned artist and Adam is an internationally renowned curator and art writer who started out as an artist.

Peters work concentrates on the development of sound. Peter said he played guitar which was his true love so he wanted to see if he could get away with putting music into his art work. I love the idea that he wanted to get away with sharing something he loved in his artwork, which to me shows how fun the life of an artist is, always doing the thing you love and getting paid for it. We are so lucky 💞

Sharing something that speaks to you deeply is something that artist should always do, finding ways of sharing something that really speaks to you through an artistic medium. By doing this we are sharing part of ourselves, we are baring our souls, laying the deepest parts of our creative mind bare for all to see. That’s one of the things that makes being an artist both exciting and scary or brave and crazy all at the same time. 😜

The sounds Peter initially created used a broken drain pipe, which he found by chance on his way out walking one morning, he realised he could make a sound using random everyday objects combined with the elements. He then started experimenting with amplifiers and movement. The outcomes are truly transcending, some sounds are deep, eerie almost alien like sounds, some where delicate and haunting and others comforting and familiar. Some even remind me of whale sounds. To me it feels like the elements are communicating with you through Peters sculptures. Truly magical!

To Peter the look of the sculptures/object comes secondary to the sound they create. Peter often tested and create his sculptures on the beach where he had space and the elements to work with. The sculptures used wind and solar panels which at the time were very expense and very hard to come by as they were new technology. Because of this also of Peters work was situated outside amoungst nature causing that stark contrast between the industrial man made object and nature. It’s not trying to be something it’s not, it is what it is, unapologetically standing out proudly on the landscape.

Some of structures themselves Peter quite honestly discribed them as ugly, especially he said when he thinks back to his first few crude creations, but I completely disagree. I actually thought many of them were honest, beautiful, organic in form and industrial all at the same time. Peter was definitely an artist born way before his time. His works to me is fascinating and has definitely not dated one bit! I know I’ve seen recent works by other artist trying to create similar work, whom have quite obviously been influenced by Peters ground breaking art works.

Unfortunately a lot of the sculptures themselves no longer exist. Like Neil Morris said to us making large works is like owning a horse. You need places to store them. If that’s not possible unfortunately they have to be dismantled or sometimes even disposed of. The only evidence left of most of Peters works are the cracking dated videos. I do find this rather romantic...they are lost but not forgotten, all that remains is a naustalgic form like a portal through time transporting the viewer back to where they once existed.

Most of the videos have been uploaded to YouTube. I would definitely recommend for anyone who is interested, to hunt down the videos to hear them first hand. They are so clever combining scientific, invention and art in such a unique and unforgettable way. I wished we had more time to go over Peters work but unfortunately we had half the usual time we would not allowed due to it being a shared lecture.

While Peter was talkig. I also thought about my own work. Quite a few of my artworks involve movement and sounds it’s something I seem drawn to creating. I can definitely see myself looking further into Peters work for my research. In fact I have started collecting videos of the elements myself over the last few years and I even took a video of me spraying water over plant pots creating sounds in the beams of sunlight. We are so lucky having so many talented artist at our disposal everyday!🤘

Peter has also created a CD, which is still available to listen to and buy online. He said he is also in the process of creating another CD but it’s been a long labour of love. I hope we get the chance to hear it someday soon.

The second lecture we had was with Adam Carr whom is also our head of year. Adam started off his fine art degree creating and showing his own work, but by the second year he was organising and curatoring exhibitions showing his fellow students works. In the end he stopped showing his own work altogether and just showed other students work.

Adam is also a published art writer and writes for many art magazines. He said he doesn’t see his writing as a separate entity, to Adam it’s all part of his practice each one thrives off the other.

The exhibition that propelled Adam into the limelight was his Post-it exhibition. Where artist did artworks on Post-it Notes and they were randomly stuck all over the exhibition space even around the desks and monitors like a immersive invasion art piece. This kind of presention of work is something that really interesting and as a artist. I have produced immersive installations before and definitely plan on creating more in the very near future.

The news about the unique exhibition travelled and so did the exhibition itself. The Post-it went to Columbia. The Post-it in Columbia initially only involved 10 artists Adam said he didn’t really know enough Columbian artist so he asked each artist to nominated 5 other artists to take part in the exhibition. This allowed Adam to learn even more about known and emerging Columbian artists. It was also brought to Adams attention that the exhibition itself was also environmentally friendly. It took up very little space and could be packed into one suite case, which was something Adam had not thought of in relation to the work before, but this became facinating to Adam as he realised there was another layer to the work that really spoke to people especially right now in our current environmental crisis.

Adam also decided to sell works at an art fair and asked known artits to create large volumes of printed works that could be given away for free. The stall itself obviously sold out very quickly and spent the rest of the show rather bare. Unfortunately Adams intention was misunderstood by the other artist at the art fair as they saw this idea as tactically taking potential customers from their stalls, they felt they were being upstaged and loosing business not realising it was an artistic statement. Apparently there was an unfortunate fall out that has since thankfully been resolved. 🤗

To me Adam definitely loves to look at things in completely new and unique ways. He likes to challenge the norm and seems quite mischievous in the exhibitions he creates, just like Rory, he has a cheeky mischievous approach to his work. He also likes to highlight under represented artists which is also something Dan Howard - Brit is drawn to. It’s so good to hear there are so many other people passionate about helping other artist achieve their dreams.

Adam has now became a partner in a gallery in Columbia but due to Columbia’s current state of political unrest Adam is currently struggling with what step to take next with the gallery. I can definitely see how that could be a difficult decision. The gallery itself looks gorgeous set back in the Columbian landscape. I feel for Adam because he seems to have quite obviously fallen for South America for its art and its people. I hope he finds a way forward.

Adam also announced an opportunity to send in a proposal for a photography exhibition he is organising. I will have to have a more in depth chat with him about this at some point. Photography for those of you who have seen my Instagram is definitely one of my loves. I’m very amiture, but we all have to start somewhere. 😜

Adam obviously has a photography obsession himself and apparently had to cut his images down for the lecture. Once again I think it was a shame for him to have to rush through his images because I really wanted to have the chance to see each image in more detail as well as having a chance to hear more about his work.

In the Q&A it was lovely to see Adam and Peter chatting so passionately about the work they do outside of the university. Adam just like Peter also likes to get away with bring his interests into his work. Adam is currently working on a works involving bike riding, due to his new found love of cycling.

This idea that works can be born of absolutely anything is so freeing, but sometimes I find that part quite hard. Not having any limits can often open up so many options that you don’t know which way to go next. Sometimes I find that this is the hardest thing.... to me it’s never hard to come up with the ideas, but its certainly hard to decide which of the multiple paths to choose to wonder down in the hopes of getting lost along the way and finding something truly transcending and thought provoking.

In relation to my own practice I’m definitely going to try and involve more writing as I do feel it adds to my practice. I seem to be drawn to documenting everything through photography, random notes and sketches. I not that great at it yet, but I’m sure with time an practice I’ll vastly improve. Writing this blog has certainly helped eradicate some of the fear I had in relation to people reading my thoughts and experiences. So thanks to my degree it’s onwards and upwards! 🤘💃

[micheal-gane-blog]

fujifilm-x-t10 manual Photography

I must admit, I've never really been a fan of Facebook however we all know the benefits of social media. As a photographer, it is a great way to get my images out there and receive comments. I do use a number of other sites to display my Wedding photos, landscape etc.   The other thing with facebook is you also get notifications of some of the latest innovations in the world. Just the other day, I read about a new app that is being designed for photography, the guy in the video, explains how this new app will aid all photographers, amiture and professional photographers to get that perfect exposure!! Yes what this little thing does is set the camera for the photographer! Apparently it looks at the scene, checks a database of images and matches the exposure! What this guy fails to say, is this is what cameras have been doing for years when being used in full auto mode however that's not the reason behind this small article, although fascinating what is happening in the world of photography, the…’I don't even need to think anymore, and I’m a pro!” I must admit I do kind of like the thought that I’m not starting in the Photography business in this age, because unfortunately it does seem that the skill is being taken over by, “let's let the camera do everything!” 

Well, this aint gona happen to me folks,  I love the art of photography, yes, it's an art, I still believe you could have the most expensive, automated camera ever invented but it still won't have passion, artistic eye, be able to get the composition right, decide what's important in the image and have any emotional connection with the scene.   I have had the little Fuji fujifilm-x-t10 for some time now and although I’m using Olympus more these days, I still like to take this little camera out with me.   I've recently started getting hold of vintage lenses, their very cheep and yes some of the quality to be expected is below what were are used too but it's such fun to go completely manual, manual ISO, Shutter Speed and F-stop. 

It gets your brain in gear again, gets the goggs turning, makes you think as a photographer.   This weekend I took my fujifilm-x-t10 out with an old f.28 - 135mm Vivitar lens attached, all the images were taken full manual, I did have my small monopod with me to help steady the shot as there is no magical gyroscopes in this baby!    It was great fun, helped me to take my time, engage with the world around me, focus on what is important with the art of photography.   A few of the images are added to this article, I know their not mind blowingly brilliant but my point to me diarising this blog, is to say, continue to get to grips with your photography, don't become automated, we still need Photographers out there that can take a photo :)   

Enjoy your photography - Michael Gane - thefxworks 

[lilgangank]

This is pretty weird but imma post anyway .-.

[growingwithtrees]

Girls night, solo edition.

[stop-chasing-rainbows]

Not an artist – just a work in progress ..

[rockyroadgalaxy]

So I found this

And I needed to make a drawing, so here

But I never learned how to make digital art so you have to look at this amiture poop *shrugs*

Hopefully this has been done before and someone can send me a better version

* Just an edit adding the redraw I did 4 years after this post! *