One of a series of experimental images of punks – using a LoRA – trained upon my own artwork.
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Mad Eyed Screamer
Come and see the corner speaker
Come and see his suit drip-dry
The passers-by have one obsession
To hear his raving to the skyMad eyed screamer on your knees
Mad eyed screamer you are not pleased
With the chatter in the trees
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FeaR & DreaD
Digital painting that explores the gut feelings of fear and dread felt by those suffering from anxiety and depression. Even when looking at something bright and beautiful, those feelings pull you back and prevent you from enjoying them. Character modeled in Gravity Sketch. Digital painting done in Procreate on iPad.
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Got t’ get out of it
Digital painting about fighting the system. Letting off steam to prevent your head from exploding. Modeled in Gravity Sketch, painted in Procreate with a touch of post in Photoshop
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Angie Taylor – artist
Angie Taylor is a traditionally-trained sculptor who has worked as a digital artist since the 1980’s.
Her work explores themes of identity, isolation & otherness – often championing life’s misfits and highlighting the struggles faced by them.
Her highly-distinctive style is hard to pin down but has been described by some as Punk-Expressionism – a unique mix of punk art, naive art, pop art & expressionistic aesthetics and themes.
Her work juxtaposes the DIY ethic of punk, fresh immediacy of naïve art & complexity of VR & 3D technology.
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Selkie
The selkie is a mythological changeling from Scottish and Nordic folklore. Selkies are those with condemned souls. They are Fallen angels who spend their lives shape-shifting between humans and seals. Stories about selkies involve questions about love, life & death.
Legends often feature tales of struggles between good & evil. These stories inspire us to protect the natural world. In this ambiguous sculpture, we are unsure whether the selkie is saving the man from drowning, making love to him, or dragging him to his death.
The selkie’s calm, upright appearance represents stoic perseverance, determined strength & natural beauty. The man’s expression could be either passionate ecstasy or painful hopelessness.
This interactive 3D sculpture can be downloaded and used in the metaverse or displayed in 3D galleries. It can also be viewed using AR mode – to place it inside your own environment. Inspired by the art of Edward Fuglø:
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Drug Prowling Wolf
Angie Taylor, 2022
Inspired by, and dedicated to 1970’s UK punk band, The Clash. This song is the epitome of punk and rebel rock.
The words remind me of the fears I have for Cryptoart – can we avoid falling for the same traps that killed off the Punk and Rebel Rock movements?
Midnight to six, man
For the first time from Jamaica
Dillinger and Leroy Smart
Delroy Wilson – cool operatorKen Boothe – UK pop reggae
With backin’ band sound-systems
If they got anything to say
There’s many black ears here to listenBut it was Four Tops all night
with encores from stage right
Charging from the bass knives to the treble
But onstage they ain’t got no roots rock rebel
Onstage they ain’t got no…
roots rock rebelDress back, jump back,
this is a bluebeat attack
‘Cause it won’t get you anywhere
Foolin’ with the guns
The British Army is waitin’ out there
An’ it weighs fifteen hundred tons
White youth, black youth
Better find another solution
Why not phone up Robin Hood
And ask him for some wealth distribution?Punk rocker in the UK
They won’t notice anyway
They’re all too busy fightin’
For a good place under the lightin’
The new groups are not concerned
With what there is to be learned
They got Burton suits, huh, ya’ think it’s funny
Turnin’ rebellion into moneyAll over people changin’ their votes
Along with their overcoats
If Adolf Hitler flew in today
They’d send a limousine anyway
I’m the all-night drug-prowling’ wolf
Who looks so sick in the sun
Just out – lookin’ for fun
Only – lookin’ for fun
Please mister
Just leave me aloneLyrics by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones
Reference image credits: Four Tops photograph by Ron Kroon: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Gala_du_Disque_._The_Four_Tops,_Bestanddeelnr_921-1506.jpg
Photo references for tears: https://pixabay.com/users/victoria_art-6314823/ https://pixabay.com/users/karen_nadine-3347452/ Photo reference for Rock Against Racism badge: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dannybirchall/6371785521
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The NFT and the FURY
This piece is in reaction to the negative reaction to the popularity of Cryptoart. A similar phenomenon happened during the punk movement in the 1970’s where musicians attacked punks for being amateurish and ruining music. This piece refers back to the punk past and looks forward to a future where cryptoartists are able to create art without fear of being bullied.
