Transition

I was influenced by the work and statements by Leonardo and Cezanne about transition. Leonardo described transition as sfumato as “without lines or borders, in the manner of smoke or beyond the focus plane”. Cezanne used something he called the “passage” shape as a transition between adjacent forms or shapes. The “passage” shape functioned like a bridge moving across the borders of a form. As a consequence borders or edges were irregular and abstract. Cezanne’s notion of transition was related more to form as an emerging phenomenon.

Both notions of transition appeal to me. I like the level of control over pixel distribution involving light and transparency provided by computer graphics. For me space becomes layers of transparency and light offering a smooth transition between space and form. (see more examples at www.csurivision.com.) I am especially intrigued by the way this approach works with animation.

Emerging Venus

Another image from my Venus in The Garden series. Here Venus is somewhat incomplete making the representation more free and open. Because of transparency the objects from behind function like modulations within Venus. Perhaps the viewer can bring their imagination to the work and fill in the details. I tried to treat Venus as a phenomenon emerging from space. As if she is from an earlier time and place.

Works like this one are influenced by earlier artists. I have always loved incomplete works especially quick sketches by major artists.The unsigned drawings by the old masters, especially Rembrandt. They look unfinished and sometimes the idea is not clear. It’s like a personal note by the artist to himself. Never intended for the world to see.

Invisible Universe

Do the brush marks imply an invisible reality of objects such as spheres? I can simultaneously see a front and a back of the brush marks. Is it too poetic to say an invisible universe controls or shapes my
external reality called brush marks? Before I even begin I must be able to visualize the invisible.

Is it the invisible which gives a greater feeling of infinite space? While my initial motivation was to create something which looks like brush marks in 3d, the spatial qualities were a bit of a surprise to me. I like the touch of magic.

Complexity

My Virtual Me found this image for me. There is complexity here but is it just much detail?  There are some questions.   Since every fragment is in perspective, what are we looking at?  Is this a photograph of fragments on a child’s playground? Are we looking at a rehash of  modern abstract painting which is passe?

I’m told there may be a way to give the image an aura of complexity. Maybe even a niche for my work. I need to bring attention to the algorithms I use. Make the code part of the aesthetic. I might find a home with generative art, artificial life, or even multi-agent systems. But these are procedures and processes or recipes which have little to do with art. So how do we  tell if its art?

Threads

How do I comment about his picture? I wonder if its art. Is this just a special effect? The feeling of threads covering a face or the threads creating the face. I find the layering of the threads interesting giving emphasis to 3d cues. Does the face in shadow give it a sense of mystery? Is this the work of a drunken spider? Is my rich fantasy life making it art? Would I have been better off sticking to drawing by hand? Certainly would be easier than writing code to create it. But then it would look flat like an ordinary drawing. I still love the 3d perspective. Its a little refreshing from my old 2d picture plane.