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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 18 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
This is very reminiscent of Rene Magritte, a popular surrealist artist of the 20th Century. That's a compliment. I enjoyed my visit because of this composite. |
Mar 6th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 18
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| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Thank you for your observations, especially the words "disturbing" and "deliciously freaky" which are, I believe, encompassed by my goal of disequilibrium which I feel is a major component of surrealism. I drew this room about 10 years ago or so and use it judiciously--February 2019, February 2020, and May 2021 in Group 54's Digital Dialogues. The possibilities are endless as my 4 composites using the room illustrate. |
Mar 20th |
| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Thank you for your feedback. I agree with you about placing the head in front of the black square. When I shared a couple of my "special worlds" with a friend of mine his reaction was, "I wouldn't want to live in your mind." I took it as a compliment. I also appreciate your complimentary comments. |
Mar 14th |
| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
You have communicated perfectly what I think about going into NYC for any reason. NYC officials, of course, would say this depiction is before congestion pricing, but I shudder when I look at your composite. That's a compliment. The best part is that you don't even need the blaring horns, vocal taxi drivers, and cursing pedestrians to go with your superb re-creation of what a nightmare NYC is. |
Mar 13th |
| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Thank you for your observations. Shadows are tricky. At noon, they are sharp and dark. In early morning or late afternoon, they are soft around the edges and more transparent. I enjoy adding shadows to scenes. They add depth and weight, but I don't always get it right. I agree with you about the chessboard shadow and the shadow around the chess player's feet. I like the sharp edges of the chess board, but the edges could be a little blurrier. The chess player has had a lot of different shadows around his feet. I didn't like any of them, so I punted (an American expression related to American football). It basically means I gave up. |
Mar 12th |
| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your feedback. There's no message other than an attempt at a bit of disequilibrium. I added a gradient to the floor, but the chessboard hid the effect. I raised the chessboard and enlarged it a bit to reveal the gradient effect, and the board's shadow didn't seem effected by the change. |
Mar 8th |
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| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Here's a quick "rethink." The focus is certainly more on the chess game, but the floor may need a gradient treatment. |
Mar 6th |
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| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Now that you mention it, I think the background is a distraction. I'll rethink it. |
Mar 5th |
| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
You and I have been on the same page frequently, and your revision puts us there again. Your reducing the crowd on the lower left has created a strong diagonal which commands the eye of the viewer and creates a compelling mystery. My parents were quite enamored with Dali, and I grew up browsing through their books of his paintings and drawings. I'm not familiar with his later work such as the one that captivates you, but he was an influential artist throughout his lifetime. |
Mar 5th |
| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Less is certainly more! Your cut-and-paste job and filter work are so well done that I feel that I am in the park with this woman. She's bound to turn a few heads with self-confidence and warmth beaming from her face. Nice work. |
Mar 5th |
| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
The rendering in blue is quite eye-catching. The sandman and the bear king are strong figures that dominate the image--which is a good thing. However, as I am a "Less is more" kind of artist, I feel that the lower left-hand corner is distracting. I also favor surrealism and see nothing wrong with creating a little disequilibrium with only the sandman, the bear king, and the woods. This is the genesis of an image worth mining. I hope you revisit it. |
Mar 5th |
| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Clever idea (and title). Putting David in a hole inside the tree gives him weight and reinforces the fact that the statue is inside the tree. Everything about the landscape looks as if one could walk right into it. My one little nit is David's left hand which I removed. I hope you don't mind. I know Michaelangelo won't. Nice work. |
Mar 5th |
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| 54 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Delightful! The cut-and-paste of the dancers is flawless which adds to the joy the dancers feel and communicate. The painting of the lights is a technique I'm storing in my memory for future use. It works beautifully. The mirroring technique creates depth here that helps make the image work so well. (My wife just looked over my shoulder at your composite and said, "Oh, wow!") I agree. |
Mar 5th |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 54
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7 comments - 6 replies Total
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