Post #13 New Work

Post#13 Inspirations

Graffiti art in downtown Manhattan.  Very inspiring piece of creative public artwork free for everyone to see.

David Hammons is an amazing contemporary artist who is always thinking outside the box. In this piece he uses his own body as a stamp to create this original work of art.

Van Gogh has always been an inspiring artist of mine. When up close you can see his small line strokes which collectively make up amazing piecing of work including portraits like one of his most famous pieces seen here at the MET in the heart of Manhattan. 

Materials List:

Drill: $20

Mirror Material: $60

Screws/Hardware: $20

Wood/Lumber: $20

Adhesives: $8

Clear Caulk: $5

Tape: $5

Airbrush Paint: $30

Skateboards: $120

Wheels/Trucks/Bearings: $50

Griptape Roll: $45

Exacto Knife: $2

Current Supplies Total: $385

Post#12 New Work

The This piece is composed of two 12x12 wood panels that are hinged to be able to fold and connect the pieces. They are painted to resemble a space galaxy atmosphere and combined with geometric mirror design to juxtapose the intangible space element with whatever reality setting the mirror reflects. Mirrors and their surreal qualities have become a huge part of my work.

Post#12 inspirations

Jackson Pollock is a very inspirational artist that paved the way for what art can be and how it can be created. Seeing this piece in person was an amazing experience.

Artist unknown, his or her work is composed of photographs that display a sense of point perspective which then the artist expands the work to show deeper space.  This style is amazing and has inspired me to combine photos and my love for drawing.

This graffiti art piece in downtown Manhattan inspired me to think in terms of where art can be if you just look for it.  The message of "think" with the exposed brain and robot eye gets my thoughts turning and makes me think how to not be robotic product of society and to expand your mind!

Podcasts: Posts/Reflections

New Age Spirituality | EPISODE 35 - Astrology 101 http://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-4wnb2-12b127b

This podcast concentrated on the basics of astrology. Astrology is the study of the influence that distant cosmic objects, like stars and planets, have on human lives. The position of the sun, stars, moon and planets at the time of people's birth is said to shape their personality, affect their romantic relationships and predict their economic fortunes, among other divinations.  I'm very interested in this study and inspired by the concept of interconnectivity.

http://profiles.nyc/ 

This podcast composes many profiles of people in New York City. Gabriel is a production artist in china town that tries to get away from the negative attitude that many people associate with the New Yorker lifestyle.  The people he works with include other artists photographers skateboarders and musicians.  A juxtaposition of attitude using positive energy, in place where it probably goes unnoticed to many, is a huge work of inspiration. 

Post #11 New Work

This work of art is a complimentary piece to the mirror box previously installed. These mirror pieces are cut in a way that takes the geometric shape of the palm tree bark.  This was a beatiful addition to the mirror/nature juxtaposition serious I have started.

This street art work is an inspiration from my trip in New York. I love sihouettes and how they envoke such a sense of imagination. I incorporated some street text as well to reflect the graffiti i saw in Manhattan. Colors are to show how the city is always live with energy and lit up at night. 

Post #11 inspirations

This Roman republic sculpture is a key example of veristic style which was mean to reflect the exact way someone looked.  This early form of human sculpture is very inspiring forms of art.

This artist uses photographs in their work to suggest and work from one to multiple point perspective. 

This street art piece in downtown Manhattan suggest that art can take many forms. As long as you are able to open your eyes and mind to the creativity around you.

Post#10 New Work

This artwork is a fishtailed, organic, biological skateboard sculpture. It is non-functional of course, but uses and context of the piece are up to the viewer. 

Post#10 Inspirations

David Hammons is a contemporary artist that inspires me by his use of objects to create meaning and context in his work.

New York Ciry is the city that never sleeps and home to such amazing creativity and artwork.  The lights and buildings and sense of movement and opportunity are great inspirations that come from this atmosphere.

Ceramic art is a technique and form of creativity that has taken place since Neolithic times.  Many uses and different directions to go with ceramic work, the process of sculpting and using your hands is almost becoming a lost art. 

Post#9 New Work

This installation consists of a geometric cube made from 12x12 mirrors.  This piece juxtaposes its' geometric properties by being placed an all natural environment.  With this being said the cube reflects and blends in to all of its surrounding and can be depicted as some invisible object or geometric forcefield.

This organic shaped, folding skateboard is a work that alteres the function of an original skateboard into a piece of art.  This style of woodwork, and minimalistic thought provoking function, is a style that I plan to experiment with going forward.  This style of alteration also makes u appreciate/analyze the original and potential qualities of things we see everyday.

Post #9 inspirations

Post#9 Inspiration 1:

Mirrors are very interesting and thought provoking.  They show or reflect everything except what the mirror actually is (a flat piece of material).  They can make a space seem invisible, surreal, and almost a portal into an other world.

Post#9 Inspiration 2:

Geometrics have always been a small intriguing part of my work and art that in interested in.  Something about things being exact, fitting into places, and the sense of eternalness that geomtrics forms and art has just really inspires me to depict this somewhat intangible element.

Post#9 Inspiration 3:

Donald Judd is a contemporary artist  who often uses minimalism approaches along with shapes and other simple objects to create amazing works of art.  Judd has inspired me to take my work to a contemporary thought provoking installations.

Post#8 New Work

This piece was originally a lovely print from 1980 of hot air balloons in the daytime sky. I appropriated this piece by changing the setting to my style of work. I used airbrush and combinations of transparent/opaque paints to create a beautiful and active galaxy blended with a portion where the geometric flower of life pattern can be seen. 

Post#8 Inspirations

Post#8 inspiration 1:

Eyes are a beautiful and powerful element of the human body. The eye can be used in a realistic or metaphorical sense when referring to "seeing". This is complex and beautiful part of the human body which we probably take for granted 99% of the time.

Post#8 inspiration 2:

Jellyfish are probably my favorite animals.  They inspire me by their fluid motion and the way they almost breathe as they move in the water. I'm inspired how they have no strong sense of direction and are at the mercy of the earth and waters' current.

Post#8 inspiration 3:

The human body is one of my biggest inspirations in most of my artwork. It's an extremely intricate and complex machine.  We all are made up of so many different parts and systems to create the electric form we unconsciously operate everyday. 

Post #7 Artwork Narrative

Once upon a time, here on Earth, times were moving quickly and the world was beginning to change.  The earth was getting so populated with people that eventually scientists had to come up with a plan.  This elaborate plan was to create a stable living environment on another planet similar enough to our own.

     Scientists decided that our best option was to move our way of life to the closest and most stable planet of Mars.  Environmentalists installed watering holes and trees and different elements of nature to make the new Mars look like home.  At last the final touch was to add a clock to keep the time parallel with time on earth. 

     At first everything was great but then the scientists started to notice something strange about the clocks and technology installed on the new Mars.  Eventually anything of technological power became weak and actually started to melt away deteriorate due to the Suns intense rays and power.  Mars began to turn into a place where technology could not survive but only the forces of nature could conquer and live for much much longer. 

     Mars went on to be a new naturalistic, wonderland of only supporting natural, pure life. The essence of time and technology no longer became a factor for the new world.

Post #7 New Work

All natural Egyptian Ankh shaped complete skateboard deck, and organic leaf vans installation. To be installed at Flagler College.  

Post #7 Inspirations

Post #7 inspiration 1:

The Egyptian Ankh is the known as the "breath of life" or the "key to the afterlife".   This symbol is very often seen in Egyptian art associated with gods and eternal life. 

Post#7 inspiration 2: 

Andy Goldsworthy is yet again one of my biggest inspirations for my natural skateboard and vans installation.  His philosophy of creating art as a gift to the universe and rooting yourself to nature is a notion that has resonated deeply with me and my artwork.  

Post#7 inspiration 3:

Water inspires me in many ways. I love the fluid flow of motion it inhibits.  The feeling of being weightless in water and at the mercy of a nature element is an amazing and exhilarating feeling. Love love for skimboarding surfing and skating is definitely derived from this inspiration of water.

POST #5 Art and Fear Response

     This chapter of Art and Fear contains much truth and really opens up my mind about all of my artwork in general.  In the beginning, when talking about making work to create great work, almost seems like the position i am currently in.  I know the styles of art that i love and i know what makes me passionate about my pieces.  I believe the works of art that Ive created and feel the most connected to are the pieces that have great intangible universal meaning.  The best ones i have created were thought out through an unexpected experience, awakening, or inspiring moment in life.

Ive done much research though out my years at Flagler College and the Artists that engage in certain styles of Interconnectivity, environmental, Spiritual, and intangible art never fail to inspire me.  Alex Grey and Andy Goldsworthy are two great examples of Artists admire.  This combination of galactic universal connection with all natural living and existing things creates the heart of my artwork.  Its very interesting because even in pale- neolithic period, the only things artisans had to be inspired by was Nature, the Earth, the Stars, and everything that in interconnected with ourselves and the world we live in.  Art is the only consistent thing throughout time because art is the only passage to express and release feeling and emotion which came even before language.

Art is something personally I feel that I must do for the world because I wish to be apart of the many people before me who have changed the perspective of the world around them for the greater good.  Art is the only product of imagination. Without imagination the greatest things we have to offer do not exist.  I care about art for this reason and because its the only tangible element of the mind body and soul.  So many things in the universe that we cannot see with our own two eyes but with the power of art we can bring these intangible elements into focus and strengthen and better the minds and the world of tomorrow.

POST #5 New Work

Custom original shaped, painted, and constructed skateboard. Branded Logo. Natural Shoe installation in process.