Inspire me day: Beautiful stills for print

I have been surfing the web all morning in search of inspiration.

I wanted to find out how to place objects together to create art.

The final product always seem effortless, but it is obvious that alot of thought has been put into them.

Below are some interesting pieces that i personally like.

Dietlind Wolf

reminds me of popeye.

Such a lovely display, the mood is just perfect.

I like how the lights are captured from above giving this all white display interest.

Sarah Illenberger

OMG sooo much paper to cut. This is just marvelous…. Could be good for a food feature? Or just an interesting print.

I love this watermelon image. It is quirky, light-hearted, fun and delicious.

Or rather, looks delicious.

Inspire me day: Art Nouveau

I was supposed to write about something that inspires me and this topic always brings me back to works of artists such as Gustav Klimt, Aubrey Beardsley, and Egon Schiele. Their works are characterized by their use of decorative elements that are organic, curvy, and rhythmic with themes that are symbolic of fertility and eroticism. I won’t go into details about art history, but you can read more about this artistic style on Wikipedia.

Gustav Klimt

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt is a beautiful example of Art Nouveau at its best.

Aubrey Beardsley

The Climax by Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley, who died at the young age of 26, was renowned for his dark, perverse images and grotesque erotica. Above is an lithograph for Oscar Wilde’s tragedy Salomé.

I was about 18 when i first picked picked up a book about Beardsley and was inspired by his use of  space and detail. His images are more graphical than fine art, which influenced me to do several drawings in ink. One such piece I did was with technical pens titled Dark Petal. This was about nine years ago. I even hand-bound a book made from A4 Paper and cardboard to fill it with ink drawings.

Dark Petal (2000)

Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele, Self Portrait

Egon Schiele, a protege of Klimt’s, was noted for the intensity of his drawings, characterized by twisted body shapes and  expressive lines.

I first found a book of his drawings in the library and was taken aback by the grotesque images, a lot of which were nude figures. I found them repelling and captivating all at once and was surprised to find that he was Klimt’s student, seeing how their approach and styles  are completely different.

 

Inspire me day: Radiologically

I came across this interesting “art collection”  by Satre Stuelke. These images of everyday items are captured using a CT scanner, composed and finally touched up in photoshop. Formerly an art professor at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Mr. Stuelke is now a third-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medical College.

His website, Radiology Art calls these collections scientific creativity. I will let you decide if they are works of art, or just alot of fun.