Feelings of being frozen in one spot crippled the artist as they stared, depressed at the blank canvas. What is it about? What can I call it? What will people think? Should I give up? I can’t stop. I’m trapped. I have to carry
on regardless. My life is nothing without art. Acrylic paint on board –
scanned and digitally painted in Procreate and Photoshop. 2307 x
1270
It’s hard to believe but in Scotland, in the 1970’s a beer company sold cans of lager with scantily-clad women on the back of each can. Each women was in a provocative pose and underneath her was her name and a caption describing what she “did” – usually it was nothing to do with her career! I have always wanted to create an art piece examining this. It demonstrates how far we’ve come and also warns us. It could be where we’re heading back to if we’re not careful. My “Lager Lovelies” – as they were patronizingly named – show it like it is. Lager is not glamorous, being printed on a lager tin is not glamorous.
It’s hard to believe but in Scotland, in the 1970’s a beer company sold cans of lager with scantily-clad women on the back of each can. Each women was in a provocative pose and underneath her was her name and a caption describing what she “did” – usually it was nothing to do with her career! I have always wanted to create an art piece examining this. It demonstrates how far we’ve come and also warns us. It could be where we’re heading back to if we’re not careful. My “Lager Lovelies” – as they were patronizingly named – show it like it is. Lager is not glamorous, being printed on a lager tin is not glamorous.
Mizaru is my latest animated sculpture on Known Origin.
Part one of a three-part series of animated sculptures based upon the Japanese pictorial maxim which embodies the proverb “See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil”.
Here we have Mizaru. She has been confronted by the horror of seeing newspapers and reality TV where women are objectified, preyed upon, often murdered and discarded like trash.
Like many of us Mizaru has difficulty coping with the cruel world she lives in. She choses to cover her eyes to block out what she is not equipped to cope with.
She escapes into the blissful world of psychadelic drugs, music & art. The distraction suggests happiness to her as she slowly kills herself before anyone else can kill her.
Animated VR metal sculpture of a Mermaid. Created in Gravity Sketch, textured, lit and animated in Cinema 4D and Blender. Watch you don’t cut your hands on this one! She is angry at the world and will likely bite your hand off if you’re not careful. Click and drag with your mouse to change the angle. Use your scroll wheel to zoom in and out. Sale includes rendered video, GIF and AR ready files for viewing via AR phone apps. Buy on Superare
