I think you should 3D print it! I'd rather see actual physical letters in space than 3D modeling.
Do you imply that Pelle has already made a 3D form that could be printed as an object?
My feeling is that the underlying photo is too rigidly assertive on the overall effect. Looks too much like making art marks on top of a photo on an iPad. This is a real problem with digital art. It makes this stuff so easy. Don't be afraid to let the letters go outside the exact lines of the photo-a little I really like the idea of using letters (especially your own font) as modeling material. I would like to see the letters occurring in the frame as text or by themselves as well as in the face.
Laurence,
Unless one is painting “Haystacks” or “Waterliies”, or composing as “Fur Elise”, in Art one should at least consider taking one’s idea and motifs to the nth of expression!
The work, ideally, apart from featured solo moments in a violin concerto or Jazz performance, shouldn’t call attention to technique and virtuosity. Rather show an integrated whole Independant living form, “Being” what it is: a jaguar running, an hyena howling or an entire Bach Suite.
At best, the method of assembly of the living art form shouldn’t call attention to itself, just as when the jaguar leaps towards its prey or Picasso’s anti-war picture silences all conversation with it’s awesome integrated presence and complete arguments.
The lit face itself could use basic tone progressions . The underlying shadow tone is too dark, and light is too light. Look at a white egg on black velvet. If you squint-look at how close the light is to the shadow.
I must study that more and catch up with you on this one. I need my big screen!
Everybody should see a DVD called "The Mystery of Picasso" filmed by I think Claude Renoir, Jean Renoir's son. It "animates" in real time Picasso drawing. What is astonishing is Picasso's fearlessness in obliterating his own work to allow something better to come out of the rubble. He starts working when most of us are done! It is inspiring to see how relentless the great ones were (and this includes Jimi Hendrix, Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Cezanne (110 sittings for a single portrait)
Thanks,Laurence,
This is very important and valuable link. It’s new to me and fabulous as an insight to creativity at its limits!
The parallel in music, literature and screenwriting is the aphorism that we must be prepared to mill off many of our treasured offspring in the process of creating a complete integrated seamless work of beauty!
Asher
