Hi :)
My name is kyle and I will host my paintings here.
This is my first time working with oils. I dont have pics of all my paintings yet becuase my camera is distraught, but here is one to share for now. let me know what you think, -any critique is great! thanks, enjoy :)
"flying cow" (60X40)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010584-1.jpg)
you're like SO much better than me :)
nice
i dont like to compare... but thank you very much! i also enjoyed your work!
Very good work...
thanks man!
any suggestions/other response??
I've been working hard today (for a 6 hours straight) on some gangster clouds and the whole piece is coming out amazing (possibly my best as of yet),- though there are still a couple more wihout pics :(
but soon... happy days, happy days :)
here's a new pic of one i did about a month ago;
stank eye (48X30)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010587.jpg)
you're seriously talented, man. that looks like something that belongs in an art museum. you should try to distribute these or something.
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Jun 19, 2009, 11:32 PM
you're seriously talented, man. that looks like something that belongs in an art museum. you should try to distribute these or something.
Dude! thank you thank you!! thats such an amazing thing to hear! this is actually only my second oil painting ive ever done hehe... i went through the talented art programs growing up but i never gave much of two shits... i liked art, but not the process of doing it. so this is the first time ive done anything of this size and concept. i spent about 24 hours on it altogether, with only an angle brush but im happy with it, and glad to hear the positive response, the work is paid off :)
and im definitely going to pursue a showing, i figure in another two or three months ill have a pretty solid body of work...
i feel much happier and content with my life now that im creating, and i hope to share more with you all as i go along!
I'll go along with Theis, you really have the talent for this.
I believe some more time and you will be able to make money from your art :)
thanks bro!! I do feel really inspired the more i paint, i can feel everything becoming more fluid, along with life around me... im going to register for classes at the academy of fine arts here in new orleans, so i can learn more about anatomical proportion and technique with painting and drawing... as i see it i can always get "better", -its endless really and im up for the challenge! thanks again for the good words, it means the world...
here is a pic my first oil!
"Ruin of Ages"
(40X30)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010535.jpg)
this makes me remember my own wish to finally move my sketches to canvas. if only I had money for the canvas lul..
you reminded to update my own art thread with some of my new stuff..
check in somewhat 30 minutes if interested :)
your last post is awesome...
i like it so much, keep doing shitz like that..
my advise is use more paint
thanks man!! yeah i mean theyre pretty big canvases so i use alot of paint already, but im gonna lay it on heavier as i go, getting more dimension too, and researching my perspectives and detail more... these are ust some ideas ive been working out in my head recently so i put them down for my first paintings... Im almost done my new one, and i think its th best yet.. ill upload a pic late tomorrow or the next day. thanks again!
Quote from: wither-I on Jun 20, 2009, 03:05 PM
thanks bro!! I do feel really inspired the more i paint, i can feel everything becoming more fluid, along with life around me... im going to register for classes at the academy of fine arts here in new orleans, so i can learn more about anatomical proportion and technique with painting and drawing... as i see it i can always get "better", -its endless really and im up for the challenge! thanks again for the good words, it means the world...
here is a pic my first oil!
"Ruin of Ages"
(40X30)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010535.jpg)
I'm diggin' this one..good work, man.
thanks bro!!
"Houston to Babel... Do you read?"
(48X30)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010594.jpg)
maaaaaaaaaaaaaan.
I'm jealous
ill take that as a compliment! i got a little anxious with this one towards the end, but i dig the result... starting on my new one today, or atleast planning extensively.. cant stop now, inertia strikes again...thanks again bro :)
Wow....you're really good! Consider selling any?
Quote from: devilinside on Jun 28, 2009, 04:26 AM
Wow....you're really good! Consider selling any?
\thanks you very much! and yes i will eventually. im looing forward to having a show first of corse, but im changing some things and starting anew with the painting, ill post a pic soon...
just got done an 11 hour binge session. hope you all enjoy it!
"Receding The Ruin: A Brief Moment of Duality That May Never Happen Again"
(40X30)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010668-1.jpg)
send me one of your paintings as a present, lol.
they're really nice
Quote from: wither-I on Jun 20, 2009, 03:05 PM
thanks bro!! I do feel really inspired the more i paint, i can feel everything becoming more fluid, along with life around me... im going to register for classes at the academy of fine arts here in new orleans, so i can learn more about anatomical proportion and technique with painting and drawing... as i see it i can always get "better", -its endless really and im up for the challenge! thanks again for the good words, it means the world...
here is a pic my first oil!
"Ruin of Ages"
(40X30)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010535.jpg)
I like all of your pieces, but I really like this one alot. The contrast of everything is just so great. It's like you captured sunset in your hands and splashed it on canvas. You are a great artist, don't ever quit creating. :)
Quote from: lostpilot on Jul 10, 2009, 04:32 PM
send me one of your paintings as a present, lol.
they're really nice
haha! well hopefully in the coming years i will be travelling abroad to showcase my work, so i may just drop in on you and deliver one by my own hands :)
Quote from: No More Sugar on Jul 10, 2009, 04:39 PM
Quote from: wither-I on Jun 20, 2009, 03:05 PM
thanks bro!! I do feel really inspired the more i paint, i can feel everything becoming more fluid, along with life around me... im going to register for classes at the academy of fine arts here in new orleans, so i can learn more about anatomical proportion and technique with painting and drawing... as i see it i can always get "better", -its endless really and im up for the challenge! thanks again for the good words, it means the world...
here is a pic my first oil!
"Ruin of Ages"
(40X30)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010535.jpg)
I like all of your pieces, but I really like this one alot. The contrast of everything is just so great. It's like you captured sunset in your hands and splashed it on canvas. You are a great artist, don't ever quit creating. :)
thank you than you! reading this made me smile very widely lol. im glad you sincerily enjoy my paintings, -it is THE greatest reward for my hard work. and you can guarantee I will NEVER STOP hahaha
I'm pretty sure you would not come to Lithuania lol :)
I've longed to see it actually :)
(24X36)
"And to all we know... may it be the first to go"
oil
:)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010697.jpg)
is it just the camera or the colours are a bit washed out?
are you talking about the background? if so its just multiple layering over a few days, i really like the effect. the oils im using right now are fine quality and have a high sheen from the mmineral spirits within the oils so it has some reflection from the camera, and its fresh paint... but man, it def has to be seen in person, this painting took me about 65 hours and there is some incredible detail in there!
Quote from: wither-I on Jul 30, 2009, 05:12 AM
(24X36)
"And to all we know... may it be the first to go"
oil
:)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010697.jpg)
great painting! The elephant is boss
I meant everything else but the background. it just seems washed out :)
haha im still not sure what you mean.. i mean it is washed out literally!! and thanks for the comment defkitty, you may just see that elephant again :)
Once again...great work. Paint a Japanese scene for me and I'll buy it...like trees and stuff. I'm serious.
Quote from: devilinside on Jul 31, 2009, 06:44 AM
Once again...great work. Paint a Japanese scene for me and I'll buy it...like trees and stuff. I'm serious.
thank you thank you! i just sold the new one to a collector for 900 grand so im pretty excited :D
What??? $900,000?? Well shit...thats a little out of my price range. LOL!
I think he meant 900.. cause it would be freaking insane if he sold it for 900 grand
i was joking, really
i dont want to sell any of my paintings.
i show you all because i want you to see...
i believe in creating for creation's sake. thats all i can say
Yeah...but you should create for my walls sake! I want original paintings. I have original PICTURES (mine of course),but I want a big painting. *sigh* I need to go to an art show.
i like houston to babel best
Quote from: devilinside on Jul 31, 2009, 06:58 PM
Yeah...but you should create for my walls sake! I want original paintings. I have original PICTURES (mine of course),but I want a big painting. *sigh* I need to go to an art show.
you are invited to my show when it commences! but it prob wont be for another 6-10 months
Quote from: occipudding on Aug 01, 2009, 12:29 AM
i like houston to babel best
thanks man :)
I dig the one with the dudes dancin with the lion face, it's trippy, I used to paint sometime back also, keep up the good work.
Quote from: pixElsblUr on Sep 01, 2009, 11:25 PM
I dig the one with the dudes dancin with the lion face, it's trippy, I used to paint sometime back also, keep up the good work.
thanks man! i consider that one to be a break through painting for me...
and so here's the new piece (only a few more small touches to go)
"Eternity (in the now)"
oil
(36X48)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010793.jpg)
nice:)
thanks bro!! its been a long time in the making
wow, i need to start doin this again
DOOOOOOO IT!
so ive decided to upload some of my drawings/sketches because i think theyre worthy... but please pardon the shitastic lighting quality in some of the photos.. enjoy!
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010511.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010827.jpg)
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"Dis(ciple)guise; A Grand Peace Illusion -Under a Banner of Providence"
(15X30)
oil
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010871.jpg)
SELL THAT SHIT MOTHERFUCKER!
Quote from: wither-I on Sep 04, 2009, 02:21 AM
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010853.jpg)
It's you!!
As usual..amazing work!
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Oct 02, 2009, 12:56 AM
SELL THAT SHIT MOTHERFUCKER!
hahahaha this made me smile!
it's actually a piece i did for a "post rock" band here in new orleans called hat talk. ill prob do 3 more for them to pick from.
Quote from: devilinside on Oct 02, 2009, 01:10 AM
Quote from: wither-I on Sep 04, 2009, 02:21 AM
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It's you!!
As usual..amazing work!
thanks kelly!! it reminds me i need to do more live studies...
and some great news guys!! I have been offered to paint live at voodoo fest here in new orleans on halloween weekend! theyre paying me some moolah, and free wristbands for friends and family and i get to speak on the radio about my work. i will be hosting older pieces as well as working on new ones upcoming for the show spot. and will be painting a mural live while the music rolls. its probably the greatest exposure i can have as an artist right now, thousands of people will be passing by to watch me paint, and i will prob be somewhat nerve-racked as well... but much joy to come i will keep you all posted :) :) :)
That sounds like an awesome opportunity. You're going to do well my friend.
good luck man, I'm real happy for you. but also, like I said in the pic thread, so fucking jealous :P
That's awesome and well deserved. You have serious talent.
Congrats to you Kyle!! I'm sure you will have tons of people asking you for work...so get business cards made!! lol
haha yess thats the first thing on my list actually, -making cards to hand out! many of them!
i thank you all so much for your comments they mean the WORLD to me really! they are the fuel to my fire! really, guys thank you for even taking the time to look and comment on my humble works. they are the only way i make sense of my everyday life and surroundings. :) :)
you should let people have prints of your works
Quote from: lostpilot on Oct 02, 2009, 12:51 PM
wow, dude.
and you know you're still one of the most inspiring people I've met, right?
Quote from: lostpilot on Oct 02, 2009, 12:58 PM
you should let people have prints of your works
Quote from: lostpilot on Oct 02, 2009, 12:51 PM
wow, dude.
and you know you're still one of the most inspiring people I've met, right?
yeah i plan on it. im not going to sell any at the festival but rather hand out business cards of some sort for people to contact me for future prospects.
i would love to have prints by the time the fest rolls around but im not sure i have enough time and money for quality canvas prints.
and i guess you can say we have met :)
Quote from: wither-I on Oct 02, 2009, 03:03 AM
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Oct 02, 2009, 12:56 AM
SELL THAT SHIT MOTHERFUCKER!
hahahaha this made me smile!
it's actually a piece i did for a "post rock" band here in new orleans called hat talk. ill prob do 3 more for them to pick from.
dude i saw that in the picture thread and was gonna tell you that you should totally do artwork for bands, I can see you pulling off one of the sweetest album covers I've ever seen.
mad props on EVERYTHING i've seen in here, a lot of time i feel like the surrealist-ish (i could be wrong with applying that tag to your work, i don't really know art too well) paintings i see are kinda uninspired, at least to me, but your work is totally something else. It's hard to describe.
Where do you get the specific inspiration for your art? For instance that painting "Dis(ciple)guise; A Grand Peace Illusion -Under a Banner of Providence," did you just picture that in your head from the beginning and paint it? Or was it more like you just started somewhere and saw where it took you?
Quote from: lostpilot on Oct 02, 2009, 12:58 PM
you should let people have prints of your works
Quote from: lostpilot on Oct 02, 2009, 12:51 PM
wow, dude.
and you know you're still one of the most inspiring people I've met, right?
I agree. I would gladly pay for one (or more) of your pieces. If I could make it to Voodoo I'd totally steal one! haha
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Oct 02, 2009, 06:02 PM
Quote from: wither-I on Oct 02, 2009, 03:03 AM
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Oct 02, 2009, 12:56 AM
SELL THAT SHIT MOTHERFUCKER!
hahahaha this made me smile!
it's actually a piece i did for a "post rock" band here in new orleans called hat talk. ill prob do 3 more for them to pick from.
dude i saw that in the picture thread and was gonna tell you that you should totally do artwork for bands, I can see you pulling off one of the sweetest album covers I've ever seen.
mad props on EVERYTHING i've seen in here, a lot of time i feel like the surrealist-ish (i could be wrong with applying that tag to your work, i don't really know art too well) paintings i see are kinda uninspired, at least to me, but your work is totally something else. It's hard to describe.
Where do you get the specific inspiration for your art? For instance that painting "Dis(ciple)guise; A Grand Peace Illusion -Under a Banner of Providence," did you just picture that in your head from the beginning and paint it? Or was it more like you just started somewhere and saw where it took you?
man! first off, thank you for your kind words! i really appreciate it. its everything to me.
you can say its surreal art. ive always been a fan of the "internal landscape". i often take from fantastic realism. very similar. though im not to big on genre dropping.
my inspirations are a constant and hyper to say the least. in many ways i have been overwhelmed throghout my life with what i relate to as my "visions". they are exemplified in both my visual art, and my writing, and even the whimsical noodling on my guitar.
whenever i have a vision, or some internal revelation it usually goes straight into my notebook/sketchpad which i ALWAYS keep with me, -as a short poem along with a thumbnail sketch. i actually draw alot of inspiration/vision from when i am jogging... i zone ot and everything just opens up.
for this particular piece "dis(ciple)guise....." which is for the band hat talk there is somewhat of a story. first off, the band is conceptually based off of mormon culture; the superstition, fundamentalism, and historical eccentricity of its founder and followers. we all know a little about joseph smith!? even south park made that hilarious episode about him! "dumb dumb dumb dumb DUMB!"
and so by the advice of one of the bandmates i have been reading "under the banner of heaven" a meditation on mormon history by the writer Jon Krakauer. this book has given me the substantial jist of historical accuracies and inaccuracies of mormon practice, hype, and its following, and the atrocities related to it. this painting takes from what is dubbed as the "mountain meadows massacre", -where mormons "disguised" as indians by painting their faces, ambushed a wagon train crossing utah, and what became a five day siege with the families from arkansas (consisting of 150 people!). after the days wore on the mormons adopted to procure a truce and approached the downtrodden wagon assembly (who had already lost loved ones now rotting in the sun around them) under the white flag of truce, to only capture them as soon as the relinquished their arms and kill all men women and children in the most brutal fashion. they only let some dozen children (specifically under 3 years old) survive. for they would presumealy not remember the event. they captured those children and raised them as mormons. the bodies were left untouched for quite some time (around a year) and after the US government had been made aware they built a memorial shrine which was later destroyed by the mormon prophet and leader, and successor to joesph smith himself brigham young.
there is much much more to the event of course and its legacy.
but the visual representation/inspiration in the painting is entirely mine :)
Quote from: devilinside on Oct 02, 2009, 06:33 PM
Quote from: lostpilot on Oct 02, 2009, 12:58 PM
you should let people have prints of your works
Quote from: lostpilot on Oct 02, 2009, 12:51 PM
wow, dude.
and you know you're still one of the most inspiring people I've met, right?
I agree. I would gladly pay for one (or more) of your pieces. If I could make it to Voodoo I'd totally steal one! haha
hopefully one day you can see them! and i can personally hand it over to you! :)
i was wondering; what kind of job do you have? not to snoop around...just generally interested :)
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Oct 02, 2009, 10:21 PM
i was wondering; what kind of job do you have? not to snoop around...just generally interested :)
i own a couple of houses and collect rent :)
so you rent out rooms to people?
basically, yes. i dont make alot of money however. i actually make just enough to eat and live and buy paints :)
flood insurance is a bitch in new orleans ;)
that's still pretty cool, man. sounds like a very "free" way of living.
yeah its great! it enables me to paint for hours on end daily
I can't say it enough man, you're really talented and I'm so jealous of your situation right now. over the last few months I've been thinking a lot about my job and what do in the future and I've come to the conclusion that I really need to find something that let's me have a lot of free hours and not tie me down to a chair in an office 8 hours every day. I've always been a creative person and all I want to do is paint and make music. how the hell I'm going to achieve that is beyond me unfortunately. fortunately money has never been very important to me, as long as I can eat alright and sleep in a bed...
Quote from: Jacob on Oct 03, 2009, 09:51 AM
I can't say it enough man, you're really talented and I'm so jealous of your situation right now. over the last few months I've been thinking a lot about my job and what do in the future and I've come to the conclusion that I really need to find something that let's me have a lot of free hours and not tie me down to a chair in an office 8 hours every day. I've always been a creative person and all I want to do is paint and make music. how the hell I'm going to achieve that is beyond me unfortunately. fortunately money has never been very important to me, as long as I can eat alright and sleep in a bed...
i dont know your situation. but im sure there is some way. i mean, i havent always been so fortunate. ill spare the pitiful tale of woes, but honestly sometimes im not sure how im still alive. but it makes me what i am. and my drive stems from it. as long as you remain relentless in your pursuit of passion, that kenetic momentum will eventually take hold, and oppurtunities will follow, i believe it.
im rooting for you man! i know what it means to creative people like you, or me, or anyone else, its a constat struggle sometimes because maybe not living up to that passion per say.. so make your will and indomitable one!
http://kylenugentart.com/
:)
neat. I gotta brag about myself, done my first one of the canvas; though it's gonna be a tryptich so I'm not gonna rush to post it here :)
it was a nice experience
Quote from: lostpilot on Oct 14, 2009, 04:07 PM
neat. I gotta brag about myself, done my first one of the canvas; though it's gonna be a tryptich so I'm not gonna rush to post it here :)
it was a nice experience
nice dood!!! so your done the first piece of the trio? yeah if its conceptual leave it uncovered for now! :) im stoked to see it mang
well it's nothing special, I'm starting with some abstract things, then I'll buy a bigger canvas (these ones are gonna be small) and try something else which I always had in my mind.
regardless, im excited to see it! i like abstract expressionist stuff, id like to do some of that too
"Where Light Still Grows Whilst You Sleep"
(24X30)
oil
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010875.jpg)
Great job! I love the blues in it.
thank you very much! it means the world :)
very impressive work. its sleepy and gloomy but also bright. thumbs up.
thanks bro! i do try and capture those contrasting states and compliment them to each other :)
well you do it very well.
"exalting the relative fabric: a laudable gesture to everything cyclical"
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oil
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010893-1.jpg)
I had a dream of you today :)
Weird
awesome stuff, as usual.
Quote from: lostpilot on Nov 18, 2009, 06:38 AM
I had a dream of you today :)
Weird
haha cool. what was i doing/ an accomplice of??
Quote from: Jacob on Nov 18, 2009, 01:18 PM
awesome stuff, as usual.
thanks bro!
ive got five canvas already prepared for new pieces, and all im gonna say is -the best is yet to come ;)
Quote from: wither-I on Nov 18, 2009, 02:36 PM
Quote from: lostpilot on Nov 18, 2009, 06:38 AM
I had a dream of you today :)
Weird
haha cool. what was i doing/ an accomplice of??
I'm not actually sure. The dream was really chaotic, but I'm sure I dreamt of you.
I remember some sort of a labyrinth with lots of people and random stuff going on in it, psychedelic stuff, lots of people laughing, partying, tripping and stuff like that, and I just remember you were in one of the rooms, and both you and I were really happy to meet (like on drugs, lol), one more detail I remember is that you had a really colorful headband. that's pretty much it.
weird, considering the fact that most probably I'll never meet you in real life :)
that sounds like a rad dream! im glad i could be a part of it. atleast we have met in dreams... oh reality
We need a "like" button.....sehr gut!
haha like facebook?
Yes! Exactly like facebook...though facebook needs a "dislike" button too. Hey...can you draw Koi?
haha ive said that too! *dislike
yeah i can draw anything under the sun... and possibly above it :)
You should make me a tattoo!! :P
I'm wanting two koi...one representing my son and one my daughter. From what I know,blue and or white represents son and pink and or red represents daughter. I like this design
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/KeChe/Koi_Tattoo_Design_by_BlueUndine.jpg)
but wanted something more personal and original. I'm not sure about the size yet either...not sure if I want it on my foot,back or shoulder/arm. I'm sure I can find someone around here to draw one up,but just wanted to see if you could come up with anything.
im not sure what i could do to the image for you.. as in more personal or whatnot...
are there any good tattoo artists where you live? good as in creative on top of talent
man, that sketch you did of the guy who's bleeding into nothing blew my fuckin' mind. gave me an idea for a music concept, too.
Quote from: No More Sugar on Dec 07, 2009, 04:48 AM
man, that sketch you did of the guy who's bleeding into nothing blew my fuckin' mind. gave me an idea for a music concept, too.
thanks man! though im not sure exactly which one youre talking about?
edit; i know exactly which one :)
Quote from: wither-I on Dec 06, 2009, 12:59 AM
im not sure what i could do to the image for you.. as in more personal or whatnot...
are there any good tattoo artists where you live? good as in creative on top of talent
I found a friend to draw exactly what I wanted. :) I also found a really great artist to put it on me..so it's all a matter of time now. I'm nervous though because it's soo much bigger than the ones I already have.
sweet!!
my new piece is done but i get a horrible sheen when i take a picture of it. so here's a sneak peek.
* these owls are about one inch across
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010944.jpg)
"the birth of a dangerous idea"
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oil
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"the birth and flux of a tectonic universe"
graphite study
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"I once was a king..."
graphite study
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010975.jpg)
that's good stuff, I love the details in the owls wings.
thanks bro!!
those owls are tiny. took me like 6 hours to get those bad boys
Great job. I like the graphite ones...the first one looks like something from a Tool video!
grazie yall!
haha people have said that to me before about the tool coincidence
"the birth and transit of near-earth objects"
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oil
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(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1011004.jpg)
that's probably my favorite of all your paintings so far. I'd pay for it. but I guess shipping to Sweden would be a bit too expensive.
Quote from: wither-I on Jan 12, 2010, 03:47 AM
"the birth and transit of near-earth objects"
(24X36)
oil
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1011000.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1011004.jpg)
WOW, superb :)
Quote from: Jacob on Jan 12, 2010, 08:01 AM
that's probably my favorite of all your paintings so far. I'd pay for it. but I guess shipping to Sweden would be a bit too expensive.
Quote from: lostpilot on Jan 12, 2010, 08:07 AM
WOW, superb :)
i think i need to make a trip through europe to visit my two best virtual friends ;D
again. thank you for even taking the time to comment.
Quote from: wither-I on Jan 12, 2010, 03:47 AM
"the birth and transit of near-earth objects"
(24X36)
oil
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1011000.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1011004.jpg)
You have come so far from the first few you painted. I really like this one, and it appears so much more...succinct? Anyway, looks great.
thanks mate!
2009 was great because i actually started painting and finding a new way, and i could agree more im grasping the paints more and more, growing confidence as i go, and actualizing my true vision more and more with each new one. theres so much i want to do with it, so right now i consider it somewhat of an experimental stage... on until...
ill say it again, the best is YET to come :)
how could I have forgotten this,
I had a dream with you (again?)
it was a part of a generally chaotic dream - we were walking in your gallery and you were showing me enormous pictures you've drawn, something really surrealistic. I remember that everything you say would be voiceless and would just appear in front of my in a form of free text. cool!
I like remembering dreams in the middle of a day
and yes, internet buddies do affect my brain, yeah
what if I asked you to do a cover for one of my upcoming albums, Constellations?
Quote from: lostpilot on Jan 13, 2010, 04:43 PM
it was a part of a generally erotic dream - we were walking in your gallery and you were showing me enormous penises you've drawn, something really surrealistic.
I fixed that for ya.
Quote from: Jacob on Jan 13, 2010, 04:49 PM
Quote from: lostpilot on Jan 13, 2010, 04:43 PM
it was a part of a generally erotic dream - we were walking in your gallery and you were showing me enormous penises you've drawn, something really surrealistic.
I fixed that for ya.
hahah far out man
Quote from: lostpilot on Jan 13, 2010, 04:43 PM
how could I have forgotten this,
I had a dream with you (again?)
it was a part of a generally chaotic dream - we were walking in your gallery and you were showing me enormous pictures you've drawn, something really surrealistic. I remember that everything you say would be voiceless and would just appear in front of my in a form of free text. cool!
I like remembering dreams in the middle of a day
and yes, internet buddies do affect my brain, yeah
what if I asked you to do a cover for one of my upcoming albums, Constellations?
that sounds like one rad dream! i like the idea of the text appearing in front of you like that.
and also i would love to do some artwork for you. what do you have in mind??
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Jan 13, 2010, 04:52 PM
Quote from: Jacob on Jan 13, 2010, 04:49 PM
Quote from: lostpilot on Jan 13, 2010, 04:43 PM
it was a part of a generally erotic dream - we were walking in your gallery and you were showing me enormous penises you've drawn, something really surrealistic.
I fixed that for ya.
hahah far out man
yall are silly :D
oh, those kids, misinterpreting the reality!
artwork: the general idea of the album (cause the title does not really reveal anything at all):
there is a nameless persona, which finds himself in a (open interpretation) dream/delusion/drug-trip/withdrawal/whatever-else. the delusion - one finds himself in an endless desert (yeah, I know, a cliche used for a million times, I still love it), without a map, without any idea where he is.
so, one starts to wonder around and encounters various things in the desert - the floating mountains, a city made of tall pillars with fields of beehives behind and so on. in this journey one is suffering severe thirst (though he visits oases to replenish), which equals dying, vanishing, depersonalization. In the end, when the thirst finally "kills" (open interpretation) the protagonist, he has a major delusional outbreak and later wakes up to find a giant Pluto above him, to which he travels by spirit.
So, when one travels to Pluto he is once again stuck in the desert, just a different one, made of raw metal and chemicals; and in the end (as the protagonist is dying/fading_away_from_the_dream/etc, stuck in the Pluto, so after some time and dramatic music (lol), one just decides to "abandon his skull". The listener is somewhat able to choose which skull does he abandon - the "real" one (delusional sick person = death and staying in Pluto) or the "deserted" one (killing the dream/delusion/etc = waking up).
So, that's pretty much it. The title, Constellations, does not really have much to do with the "plot" of the album.. yeah.
Tracklist for some ideas etc:
0. Constellations
1. Fifty-One Seconds Above My Head
2. One Giant Leap Towards the Desert
3. Hope
4. Other Ghosts Below the Sailing Sun
5. The Floating Mountains
6. Oasis: Mist Above the Sky
7. Bumblebee, Stuck in the Shadow of August
8. Thirst of a Thousand, Drought of the One
9. Oasis: Sylphlike Creatures
10. Drones and Pillars
11. Beehives
12. Measured Beat of the Heat Waves
13. Giant Pluto Above Me
14. Oasis: Cosmic Waves
15. The Sharp Craters and Reefs of Pluto
16. Inject the Remedy, Save Him!
17. Deserted Skulls
When I thought about the cover/etc, I was thinking about some desert-ish surrealist themes..
Quote from: lostpilot on Jan 13, 2010, 09:48 PM
oh, those kids, misinterpreting the reality!
artwork: the general idea of the album (cause the title does not really reveal anything at all):
there is a nameless persona, which finds himself in a (open interpretation) dream/delusion/drug-trip/withdrawal/whatever-else. the delusion - one finds himself in an endless desert (yeah, I know, a cliche used for a million times, I still love it), without a map, without any idea where he is.
so, one starts to wonder around and encounters various things in the desert - the floating mountains, a city made of tall pillars with fields of beehives behind and so on. in this journey one is suffering severe thirst (though he visits oases to replenish), which equals dying, vanishing, depersonalization. In the end, when the thirst finally "kills" (open interpretation) the protagonist, he has a major delusional outbreak and later wakes up to find a giant Pluto above him, to which he travels by spirit.
So, when one travels to Pluto he is once again stuck in the desert, just a different one, made of raw metal and chemicals; and in the end (as the protagonist is dying/fading_away_from_the_dream/etc, stuck in the Pluto, so after some time and dramatic music (lol), one just decides to "abandon his skull". The listener is somewhat able to choose which skull does he abandon - the "real" one (delusional sick person = death and staying in Pluto) or the "deserted" one (killing the dream/delusion/etc = waking up).
So, that's pretty much it. The title, Constellations, does not really have much to do with the "plot" of the album.. yeah.
Tracklist for some ideas etc:
0. Constellations
1. Fifty-One Seconds Above My Head
2. One Giant Leap Towards the Desert
3. Hope
4. Other Ghosts Below the Sailing Sun
5. The Floating Mountains
6. Oasis: Mist Above the Sky
7. Bumblebee, Stuck in the Shadow of August
8. Thirst of a Thousand, Drought of the One
9. Oasis: Sylphlike Creatures
10. Drones and Pillars
11. Beehives
12. Measured Beat of the Heat Waves
13. Giant Pluto Above Me
14. Oasis: Cosmic Waves
15. The Sharp Craters and Reefs of Pluto
16. Inject the Remedy, Save Him!
17. Deserted Skulls
When I thought about the cover/etc, I was thinking about some desert-ish surrealist themes..
these are some really great ideas!
ive already gathered some visualization. hmmm. im actually about to start two new paintings right now and one of them reminds me of these visuals you speak of.
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010914-1.jpg)
this one has been changed concerning the figure. i turned his head towards the viewer with a big grin on his face similar to the painting i just finished. what do you think about this? of course it wouldnt be the same thing. i can add and subtract things and positions. i can add a planet above? put the figure on his back, or floating upwards.?
ill do some sketches and post them here and you can direct me from there is that cool?
it's really cool to work this way!
a) I do not want to suppress your artistic ideas, so for now I'll just be observing your ideas
b) it kinda sucks that I do not have the full album recorded already, I think it would be somewhat good for you to hear the music you're visualizing - so as soon as I get some more tracks done, I will inform you with downloads etc
c) I'd like you to do some more small pieces (well, preferably, it will take a bit less time for you to produce, I suppose) for the inlay, backside etc. To fill in the gaps.. and personally I believe it'd be grand if you could picture some of the things protagonist encounters (though the idea of Pluto being somewhere on the cover is a must :) ), major standouts in my head are The Floating Mountains, Other Ghosts Below the Sailing Sun, the Pillar City and a skull in a desert (also as an idea for the cover itself)..
It's awesome I have someone to visualize my music. Cool!
sweet man ill get on some ideas as soon as i can!
Quote from: Jacob on Jan 12, 2010, 08:01 AM
that's probably my favorite of all your paintings so far.
I agree. Definitely your best work. Crazy good.
I was looking through your earlier works,
and I guess I just forgot to tell I really loved these ones:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010893-1.jpg (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010893-1.jpg)
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010875.jpg (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010875.jpg)
when doing some ideas, be sure to add some mindfuck surrealism.
you know I love that.
ps
my girlfriend would like to have this:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010875.jpg (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010875.jpg)
as her desktop wallpaper. could you maybe take another HQ picture of it and send it to me so I would make it into a wallpaper?
Quote from: theis on Jan 14, 2010, 11:32 AM
Quote from: Jacob on Jan 12, 2010, 08:01 AM
that's probably my favorite of all your paintings so far.
I agree. Definitely your best work. Crazy good.
:) thank you dude!
Quote from: lostpilot on Jan 14, 2010, 12:09 PM
I was looking through your earlier works,
and I guess I just forgot to tell I really loved these ones:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010893-1.jpg (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010893-1.jpg)
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010875.jpg (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010875.jpg)
when doing some ideas, be sure to add some mindfuck surrealism.
you know I love that.
ps
my girlfriend would like to have this:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010875.jpg (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010875.jpg)
as her desktop wallpaper. could you maybe take another HQ picture of it and send it to me so I would make it into a wallpaper?
ill be sure to exact some mindfuck surrealismo :)
and ill see if i can get a better pic of that painting? but my camera is a little sucky ...
p.s. just give me a little time on this im one busy bloke right now :)
I just wanted to point out that this seeing how you guys sculpt a conceptual album is entertaining to me. Ohhh, and I love that tree with the double-rooted thing. Starts with the roots...so it ends. I guess there is quite a couple of good metaphors on that image alone. Anyway the first painting darius quoted is quite haunting, makes me remember about a friend of mine.
Quote from: Deftones-argentina on Jan 17, 2010, 09:22 PM
I just wanted to point out that this seeing how you guys sculpt a conceptual album is entertaining to me. Ohhh, and I love that tree with the double-rooted thing. Starts with the roots...so it ends. I guess there is quite a couple of good metaphors on that image alone. Anyway the first painting darius quoted is quite haunting, makes me remember about a friend of mine.
thanks so much man! i like roots.
the one that reminds you of your friend is the one i posted on this page??
amazing
grazie!
wither I at the thought of your genius curly q
you are my hero and my inspiration
as you breathe, create, and we will all benefit
lol...curly q....
hello, im kind of new here, but i found really disturbing (in a good sense) the paint with the old lady on red, i like the brushes, and also the one with the silver men whats the story behind that??
you got a style growing up cool¡
Quote from: SantosIV on Jan 22, 2010, 09:12 PM
hello, im kind of new here, but i found really disturbing (in a good sense) the paint with the old lady on red, i like the brushes, and also the one with the silver men whats the story behind that??
you got a style growing up cool¡
thank you very much im glad you enjoy my stuff as much as i do working on them for you!
i leave story/meaning/interpretation up to the viewer. i give the title and that is it. the rest is yours :)
the two im working on now are shaping up nicely :)
can't wait to see the final results!
just a quick question, btw. I'm sure you've answered this before, but I can't recall - have you had any education or are you entirely self-taught?
i was in the talented art programs through high school, where i got some good knowledge writing essays :)
i did one measley painting in high school using acrylics. it is also unfinished.
but as far as a "higher learning" and "training" i am without...
ive always just been a "doodler" drawing in my notebooks during class, never had the patience for anything conceptual to finish!
sadly enough, i had a mantra against color. i thought i was cool because my world and my drawings were all black and white..
this past may of 2009 i decided upon using oil paints. i had never used them before. in high school they were too expensive and also considered to difficult and left for use in college...
and so i discovered...
the first painting i have ever really done/finished is the one i posted on the first page "ruin of ages" with the figure holding her hands up glaring into the sky. and since, ive been helplessly obsessed :)
on another note i could prob use some formal training with oil paints. but its hard to find the time when im actually producing.
and with each one i get a better handle of what im doing both technically and conceptually.
i kind of pride myself in being self-taught. i do alot of trial and error. lots of sketching. lots of research. lots of PRACTICE. i feel as though im still at a trial stage. but soon i will break forth...
i want to make this my life and i will stop at the nothing to achieve great heights. its only a matter of time now...
I love your dedication and belief in yourself. I wish I had the same motivation. getting there though!
but yeah, you should pride yourself in being self-taught. of course there are many techniques to be learned in everything from sketches to oilpainting, but it's important not to lose your personal touch.
man, everything you say means so much. it is the fuel to my fire. and i thank you. im just trying to make sense in my life
hey hello again, Whiter- I
i was wondering what kind of material you use to paint on, do u use canvas or wood? cause i've done some paints on my own and after seeing yours i felt like i wanna give it another try,( so thanks for that men) but canvas and oils are little expensive and i dont how to prepare it or there some other material?
if u can help me out i wil really apreciate it men¡¡, later..
right now im using "williamsburg" oil paints. and i have already prepared canvases that i purchase. ive got a great hookup at the art supply store here and i get stuff real cheap.
i tried acrylic paints twice before but years ago and it turned me off from painting big time. i just didnt like the movement.
i got a wild hair to go with oils. and im addicted :)
there's a picasso quote about how the worst thing an artist can do is to go to art school because everything you have taught yourself gets stripped and replaced with the rigid ideals and techniques of painting of the institution, or something like that.
i've done painting and drawing. you're better off going to random workshop kind of classes. although nothing is as amazing as sitting and learning the theory of art itself by an exceptional lecturer.
you have your own style and technique, it's really individualistic. the only thing you can do is hone it and better your art. i would love to see you make work on alternative types of paper.
thanks blixa its good to hear it coming from you!
have you seen picasso's paintings from when he was 14 and 15 years old. talk about rigid realism. but they are really amazing too.
i myself am trying to exact a vision of both technical, conceptual, and a more abstracted/surreal prowess. im a big admirer of visionary painting, fantastic and dreamy. i still have a ways to go in exacting my true vision, just patience now.
on working with other mediums and stables,
right now im absolutely in love with the movement i get using oils on canvas. such fluidity! such control!
however im going to be using a "clayboard" in the near future, AND also some wood. im so busy right now with other ideas/projects!
aside from the 2 dimensional, i loooooong for sculpture. i did more sculpture growing up than anything else (besides drawing).
we built our own kiln in highschool out of a mound of clay/mud behind the school. we mortared bricks to fashion an igloo type entrance and encasing. it took us a year to build and was a great project in itself. functioning very well. enough of that. there are many things i aspire to do as far as installation, theatre, writing, film, music among other avenues. writing is very imporatant to me and im working on both a children's book idea and also a concept novel which i dream of turning into a play. film has always been a dream. the first time i wrote anything, when i was a kid, was to get grasp a movie plot/sequence i had churning in my head...
and so much more...
i think ive said alot of these things already haha
Quote from: blixa on Jan 30, 2010, 02:44 PM
there's a picasso quote about how the worst thing an artist can do is to go to art school because everything you have taught yourself gets stripped and replaced with the rigid ideals and techniques of painting of the institution, or something like that.
i've done painting and drawing. you're better off going to random workshop kind of classes. although nothing is as amazing as sitting and learning the theory of art itself by an exceptional lecturer.
you have your own style and technique, it's really individualistic. the only thing you can do is hone it and better your art. i would love to see you make work on alternative types of paper.
i totally agree with that quote. high school art class killed my desire to make art a career. way to many rules and restictions. it didn't feel like a creative output. anymore i just doodle. i never really like painting though. i was always prefered pencil or pen/ink.
that is why sometimes I'm grateful to life my parents never let me to any music or general art school.
I'm not sure I'd like to have myself restricted by all the printed-in regulations and conventions
i went to art school to study photography. i don't regret going because i did learn a lot but i made sure that my style was developed and not replaced by something that i thought would get me better marks or make me more successful. i was encouraged like you wouldn't believe though. a lot of lecturers are really "you gotta strike out on your own" type of people so i never felt stifled by being there. there are pro's and cons to going. i got to explore all types of mediums before choosing what i wanted to focus on.
and i came from a performance art background where it was loud and abrasive and you almost humiliated and tortured yourself for it all and then i ended up being a photography student where the work i'm doing is so calm and the exact opposite of my performances.
if you do go to art school, you have to make sure you pick a school that will suit you, and sometimes that doesn't necessarily mean it's the most prestigious school. those labels are bullshit.
i went to college for about four years. i have about a year left. going back is the last thing i want to do. i think about it and cringe...
but anywho,
to darius and "blixa";
did you receive my personal messages?
when i check my outbox it shows nothing but i did respond to both of your messages. this has happened before. just checking to see if they went through?
i got your message, and the answer is yes.
i would be put off about going to university if i was living in america because it's just ridiculous how much it costs. in australia, we have hecs so i've pretty much got it all worked out: i have to have a low paying job for the rest of my life so i don't have to pay my hecs debt back ahahaha.
i might get back to performance art because i think i can make some money from it.
yeah its a tad bit pricey. i actually have a legislative scholarship for anywhere in the state of louisiana because my dad was a firefighter in new orleans.
college drove me nuts though. so much anxiety, i started losing my head and seeing bad things. so i stopped for the sake of my health honestly....
you seem to have alot going for you creatively speaking, blixa, so i encourage and support your wildest dreams. godspeed
you lost it because of university? you're a bit good will hunting, aren't you? hahaha i love that. all i got was stress because i had a part time job that felt like a full time job and had to stay back late and show up early for class to do most of my work, but it worked out. you just have to learn to not stress so much, a lot of it is out of your hands and you have to do the best you can and when the lecturers see that they will give you some leeway.
i haven't been doing much since uni finished. that's why i thought moving to melbourne might help me because it is so creatively charged. all the artists are there, but then i hate most artists. they're such wankers.
yeah everyone is different. college/uni whatever ran through some ugly times in life. i can really only do/take so much stress. my glass is already full. i start spilling everywhere.
and i agree just the term "artist" drives me mad. i hear it and want to knife myself in the gullet. i dont want to be that. i want to destroy it savage
(http://www.craphound.com/images/atlasofanatomy.jpg)
there's a book called the 'atlas of human anatomy and surgery' and it's incredibly amazing. i think you'd benefit from it. it has the most incredible images inside. it's a tad pricey but so worth the money. if you're going to drop a pretty bob or two over a textbook, this would be it.
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1011025-1.jpg)
i picked this bad boy up about a month ago.
it sure was a few dollars....
the one you represented looks pretty awesome too!
this is an image from 'atlas of human anatomy and surgery':
(http://www.siggraph.org/publications/newsletter/volume-43-number-2/anatomical-considerations-in-facial-motion-capture/fig01.jpg)
(http://www.fasebj.org/content/vol23/issue3/images/medium/coverfig.gif)
look's similar hahah.
haha yeah im sure they both have alot of similarities.
the main reason i got the one i did is because it contains an "animal" anatomy section as well, from horses to house cats and apes to wombats, with a nice overview on each...
into bestiality, are we?
every aspect of every orifice
i'm pretty sure you can find a nice girl to have sex with. let's keep cruelty to animals at a minimum, aye.
how is it going with the paintings for Constellations?
I'm not rushing things, just, you know, have to know if there's any progress.
I am rethinking my previous statement of making your art as the cover of the album, cause I have found some stunning pictures I really like for the _cover_, but every other piece of inlay etc will be yours - of course, if I like what you've done there. though, I don't know, if you'll blow my mind away, maybe you'll still be up for full exposure, lol
Quote from: lostpilot on Feb 10, 2010, 05:30 PM
how is it going with the paintings for Constellations?
I'm not rushing things, just, you know, have to know if there's any progress.
I am rethinking my previous statement of making your art as the cover of the album, cause I have found some stunning pictures I really like for the _cover_, but every other piece of inlay etc will be yours - of course, if I like what you've done there. though, I don't know, if you'll blow my mind away, maybe you'll still be up for full exposure, lol
man im sorry i jumped to quick on the opportunity. there is no progress. ive never been so busy before, even when i was still in school...
im going to be in a group show in less than a month so im working overdrive right now 10 hours a day is all i can take. i also have 3 other commissioned projects due within a month. and mardi gras all this week!! ahhhhh its insane and very hard to concentrate. maybe sometime in the future i just need to focus on the tangibles of living at home right now.
i like the constellations cover however, and enjoy the music even more. can't wait for more
Quote from: blixa on Feb 10, 2010, 02:59 PM
i'm pretty sure you can find a nice girl to have sex with. let's keep cruelty to animals at a minimum, aye.
yeah i should prob try to find some vag... ive been meaning to cunsummate as of late...
Quote from: wither-I on Feb 10, 2010, 06:22 PM
man im sorry i jumped to quick on the opportunity. there is no progress. ive never been so busy before, even when i was still in school...
im going to be in a group show in less than a month so im working overdrive right now 10 hours a day is all i can take. i also have 3 other commissioned projects due within a month. and mardi gras all this week!! ahhhhh its insane and very hard to concentrate. maybe sometime in the future i just need to focus on the tangibles of living at home right now.
i like the constellations cover however, and enjoy the music even more. can't wait for more
well, you know that your art is ALWAYS welcome with me. I won't be releasing the album still for a couple of months, or at least a month (cause it's taking me a LOT of time and effort this time, to make things right, you know, perfectionism), so if you still have time, I'd love to share your art with my listeners.
you know, it's just an opportunity :)
Quote from: wither-I on Feb 10, 2010, 06:26 PM
Quote from: blixa on Feb 10, 2010, 02:59 PM
i'm pretty sure you can find a nice girl to have sex with. let's keep cruelty to animals at a minimum, aye.
yeah i should prob try to find some vag... ive been meaning to cunsummate as of late...
it's that easy, is it?
track it down with open pores and a willing nose.
sack it with open arms of unfailing brawn.
bring it back home and mount the carrier.
you have a bit of nathan willett in you, which is a good thing. the man is studiously appetising. he's the kind of guy i would pay attention to even if he was speaking about cactus, you know. i love cactus anyway.
"the birth and flux of a tectonic universe"
(48X24)
oil
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1011174.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1011180.jpg)
that is cooooooooooooooool.
you keep outdoing yourself, man. fucking fantastic!
grazie yall!
this one took a ridiculous amount of time, moreso than expected and was rarely fun to work on
Wow....that one is really really good!!
thank ya thank ya :)
you are all too kind!!
have you done portraits of people?
i'm totally not asking you to do a portrait of me so i can give it to my mum for her birthday. totally not what i mean...what a ridiculous thought!
good idea, blixa.
I'd love wither-I to paint a surrealistic portrait of me.
that'd be soooooo cool
hahaha yall are too much!
Quote from: lostpilot on Feb 25, 2010, 03:22 PM
good idea, blixa.
I'd love wither-I to paint a surrealistic portrait of me.
that'd be soooooo cool
he should do a nude portrait of the two of us...
my friend did a semi-nude portrait of me and his painting teacher called it a "grotesque portrait". it was in an exhibition and all.
Wither-i congrats dude! Im really impressed! I'd love to be able to paint like that, maybe next life!
Quote from: blixa on Feb 27, 2010, 01:23 PM
Quote from: lostpilot on Feb 25, 2010, 03:22 PM
good idea, blixa.
I'd love wither-I to paint a surrealistic portrait of me.
that'd be soooooo cool
he should do a nude portrait of the two of us...
my friend did a semi-nude portrait of me and his painting teacher called it a "grotesque portrait". it was in an exhibition and all.
ill do nudes. always room for figure study :)
Quote from: stapezee on Mar 01, 2010, 04:09 AM
Wither-i congrats dude! Im really impressed! I'd love to be able to paint like that, maybe next life!
thanks man!! im really glad you like the stuff. stay tuned!
Quote from: wither-I on Mar 02, 2010, 03:40 AM
Quote from: blixa on Feb 27, 2010, 01:23 PM
Quote from: lostpilot on Feb 25, 2010, 03:22 PM
good idea, blixa.
I'd love wither-I to paint a surrealistic portrait of me.
that'd be soooooo cool
he should do a nude portrait of the two of us...
my friend did a semi-nude portrait of me and his painting teacher called it a "grotesque portrait". it was in an exhibition and all.
ill do nudes. always room for figure study :)
my figure is something to marvel at.
i'm just kidding. i'm plump and awkward all over.
well maybe someday we can have a sit-in
Quote from: devlin on Jan 30, 2010, 06:15 PM
Quote from: blixa on Jan 30, 2010, 02:44 PM
there's a picasso quote about how the worst thing an artist can do is to go to art school because everything you have taught yourself gets stripped and replaced with the rigid ideals and techniques of painting of the institution, or something like that.
i've done painting and drawing. you're better off going to random workshop kind of classes. although nothing is as amazing as sitting and learning the theory of art itself by an exceptional lecturer.
you have your own style and technique, it's really individualistic. the only thing you can do is hone it and better your art. i would love to see you make work on alternative types of paper.
i totally agree with that quote. high school art class killed my desire to make art a career. way to many rules and restictions. it didn't feel like a creative output. anymore i just doodle. i never really like painting though. i was always prefered pencil or pen/ink.
hm.. i guess you had a completely wrong type of teachers.
i have attended High School of Applied Arts and now I'm attending Academy of Applied Arts, and during all these years none of the teachers ever said anything among the lines of "You can't do it like that, you have to do it like this." of course, when it came to Drawing Anatomy class, body ratio was important, but other than that, we were/are completely free to express ourselves in absolutely any style we want to.
so yeah. i don't agree with you on that. if i didn't go to art school (and now to the Academy), i probably wouldn't even have time for expressing myself creatively. i'd probably just spend my days studying and nothing more.
as for your artwork, i've just spent an hour browsing this topic from start, and i have to say - your progress is stunning! i particularly love the last one you've posted ("the birth and flux of a tectonic universe"), simply amazing.
*bookmarks*
Quote from: neurotic on Mar 03, 2010, 10:49 AM
Quote from: devlin on Jan 30, 2010, 06:15 PM
Quote from: blixa on Jan 30, 2010, 02:44 PM
there's a picasso quote about how the worst thing an artist can do is to go to art school because everything you have taught yourself gets stripped and replaced with the rigid ideals and techniques of painting of the institution, or something like that.
i've done painting and drawing. you're better off going to random workshop kind of classes. although nothing is as amazing as sitting and learning the theory of art itself by an exceptional lecturer.
you have your own style and technique, it's really individualistic. the only thing you can do is hone it and better your art. i would love to see you make work on alternative types of paper.
i totally agree with that quote. high school art class killed my desire to make art a career. way to many rules and restictions. it didn't feel like a creative output. anymore i just doodle. i never really like painting though. i was always prefered pencil or pen/ink.
hm.. i guess you had a completely wrong type of teachers.
i have attended High School of Applied Arts and now I'm attending Academy of Applied Arts, and during all these years none of the teachers ever said anything among the lines of "You can't do it like that, you have to do it like this." of course, when it came to Drawing Anatomy class, body ratio was important, but other than that, we were/are completely free to express ourselves in absolutely any style we want to.
so yeah. i don't agree with you on that. if i didn't go to art school (and now to the Academy), i probably wouldn't even have time for expressing myself creatively. i'd probably just spend my days studying and nothing more.
as for your artwork, i've just spent an hour browsing this topic from start, and i have to say - your progress is stunning! i particularly love the last one you've posted ("the birth and flux of a tectonic universe"), simply amazing.
*bookmarks*
it all depends on what institute you go to. i remember last year that a lecturer of mine completely changed my friend's direction on her work and it wasn't for the better. my friend really disliked the way she was directed to go about making her work.
like i said, it all depends on where you go. some lecturers are crap and feed your ears horse poop. i know that a lot of the artists i admire had no formal art education. that said, i think there are pros and cons to going to art school. that is a decision you have to make.
Quote from: blixa on Mar 03, 2010, 11:02 AM
it all depends on what institute you go to. i remember last year that a lecturer of mine completely changed my friend's direction on her work and it wasn't for the better. my friend really disliked the way she was directed to go about making her work.
like i said, it all depends on where you go. some lecturers are crap and feed your ears horse poop. i know that a lot of the artists i admire had no formal art education. that said, i think there are pros and cons to going to art school. that is a decision you have to make.
well, as for us here, of course some teachers sometimes want you to go in another direction. but it's not that you have to go there. he/she gives you an option, and it's entirely up to you if you want it or not.
as for your last paragraph, i completely agree on that. there are pros and cons to everything.
definitely, but when you have a vulnerable person who's still grappling with the style of their work, they tend to do whatever they are told because their lecturer knows better. you have to be a strong student and person to develope your style with the aid (not interference) of your teachers.
i know my work was so very different before i went to university. i was doing very violent, abrasive performance work and once i entered into my photography degree, i incorporated the quiet magnitude of my personality and character into my work. i never thought i would be making work described as "austere." you grow into your style at some point and that can be aided by your lecturers or your friends who don't necessarily have to be artists also.
the best yet are on their way, this i promise...
until then check out my amazing new site
http://kylenugent.com/ (http://kylenugent.com/)
"the birth and decoration of a martyr"
(30X40)
oil
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Fucking Awesome, I wish I could see it up close!
thanks! yesh the picture is kinda shitty too alot of detail is blurred :(
finally something new! and it's awesome too. I love how you work with colors.
thanks bro! the last one i completed was like days before me and my girlfriend broke up and for almost 3 months now its been a struggle to find my center. i battled through this one. shit, i started painting on it in january. but i have others ive been working on as well, so theres much to come!!
again thanks for the kind words, it keeps me up and going! this love!
"horizon, sought, relative"
(18X18)
oil
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Great job as usual,Kyle!
ollllllld drawings
"james dean nursing an entire generation"
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"speakless. actless. breathless"
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"war elephant with horrid anatomy"
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010084.jpg)
"A mother giving her son back..."
(30X36)
oil
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One day I'm coming to NO and buying your work,seriously.
not if I get there first.
We can share...right?? ;D
get down here!
"recital of ruin and revival"
(30X40)
oil
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MINE! DIBS!
Quote from: wither-I on Aug 08, 2010, 04:07 PM
"A mother giving her son back..."
dude... that is phenomenal.
thanks man! its good to see someone looking, and getting it :)
3 parts forgiveness
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I may be a little late on this,
but dude, you're amazing.
You have true talent.
I'm almost envious.
Quote from: kittyy on Sep 15, 2010, 06:44 PM
I may be a little late on this,
but dude, you're amazing.
You have true talent.
I'm almost envious.
thanks you so much! it means the world... stay tuned the best is yet to come :)
Wow amazing work.
Im glad I finally clicked on this thread.
Quote from: deftones86 on Sep 17, 2010, 03:54 PM
Wow amazing work.
Im glad I finally clicked on this thread.
im glad you looked!!
more people should..
thanks so much,more to come!
"stepping out from within, to be beheaded with awful precision, a wound becomes a portal and a sacred lake"
oil on wood panel
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fucking great man!
your paintings sometime remind me of my favorite surealist photographer, Chema Madoz.
thanks!
im glad you find connection with it..
im going to have to check ot that photographer
Dude beyond awesome once again!
thank you so much! im glad you are liking it..
another,
"triumph, edible. thrown in the tiers of the flesh"
oil on wood panel
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010267.jpg)
brilliant.
you're amazing at capturing depth and raw emotion.
much love.
Quote from: wither-I on Jun 04, 2010, 06:34 PM
"war elephant with horrid anatomy"
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motherfucker, i love elephants. just got into my pants via the interweb.
Quote from: sing blue silver on Oct 20, 2010, 07:13 AM
brilliant.
you're amazing at capturing depth and raw emotion.
much love.
again, thank you so much for the feedback! it means alot.
ill upload another new one soon..
Quote from: blixa on Oct 21, 2010, 01:44 AM
Quote from: wither-I on Jun 04, 2010, 06:34 PM
"war elephant with horrid anatomy"
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010084.jpg)
motherfucker, i love elephants. just got into my pants via the interweb.
more elephants where that came from. hopefully next time i can give you one in person!
"a homage to the last remnants of fleeting worlds"
oil on wood panel
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010275.jpg)
Quote from: wither-I on Oct 23, 2010, 07:43 AM
Quote from: blixa on Oct 21, 2010, 01:44 AM
Quote from: wither-I on Jun 04, 2010, 06:34 PM
"war elephant with horrid anatomy"
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010084.jpg)
motherfucker, i love elephants. just got into my pants via the interweb.
more elephants where that came from. hopefully next time i can give you one in person!
oh, i know what you southerners are like *taps nose*
Quote from: wither-I on Oct 23, 2010, 03:49 PM
"a homage to the last remnants of fleeting worlds"
oil on wood panel
i really like this recent feel you've been using. beautiful as always. probably one of my favorites yet.
Quote from: sing blue silver on Oct 29, 2010, 03:33 AM
Quote from: wither-I on Oct 23, 2010, 03:49 PM
"a homage to the last remnants of fleeting worlds"
oil on wood panel
i really like this recent feel you've been using. beautiful as always. probably one of my favorites yet.
thank you so much, im really beginning to explore some major figurative emotion...
here's a new one, just about finished
"venus decending into the ruin of her own conception"
(30X40)
oil on canvas
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/P1010295.jpg)
wow...
i've been going through all the pages for some sick imagery... blew my mind.
Real good dude. Have u ever seen the art Brandon and Jose make? They do some awesome stuff also..
Keep it up man!
thank you so much man!! who are brandon and jose?
i think i need to update this...
everyday vaccuum, everyday light
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fuck alex gray, please do the next tool records.
what he said ^
haha thats weird i was just thinking that the other day, somebody said... its actually a tremendous compliment!! how do i reach these guys? do they email or facebook? :)
...
"severance on the shores of shared memory"
oil on canvas
(48X60)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/DSC00698.jpg)
There are no words when transcending this world. I deeply consider the paintings I render to be not of my own, but rather a possession of the many folds and fractals of a particulate and simultaneously "whole" universe. If not for all the great minds and forms before me which "lived" and thrived, and the visual and supra-natural elements of an ever-evolving contemporary landscape in our perceived reality, I could never achieve the creative compositions in which i forfeit (via paintbrush) to the world -at view. The image is the focus, the eternal gaze in hopes of transcendence from one medium of expression, to the next. I can only "work" automatic, subconscious, and emotional. I let the paintings evolve for themselves: to tell tales or evoke emotions in which the greater ego of the universe would wish. Merely a "handpiece" and a spectator, I escape in the throes of "artmaking" as a voyeur of the most colorful and extreme intimacy of emotional discharge that the shared experience of the world has to offer, -from the seeds of life transpiring in open air to the inanimate consciousness of geological sediment bondings, to the patterns of abstract thought in the human mind.
artwalks
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monuments imagined, erected, and thrown
oil on cabinetry
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"metta. ataraxia. awe"
36X48"
oil on canvas
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QuoteI deeply consider the paintings I render to be not of my own, but rather a possession of the many folds and fractals of a particulate and simultaneously "whole" universe
I love you
:)
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driven into the earth
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when two parallels go to the vista
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eye opener
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anatomy of an emerging epoch
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/DSC00866.jpg)
revisiting the final frontier
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blind in our trespasses
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/phlegum/DSC00874.jpg)
contemplation
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running of the bulls
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exaltation of form (lunar tide)
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the second wave
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for love.
<3
The second wave is my favourite up to date. Overwhelming job, Mr.
bliss
thanks guys!
the second wave is a big movement piece. it will carry. im trying to donate it to the local museum.
thanks for caring, i thought i should share.
when you die your gonna be fuckin famous
holla back yungin
@ghostgonerogue
Quote from: devilinside on Jul 31, 2009, 06:44 AM
Once again...great work. Paint a Japanese scene for me and I'll buy it...like trees and stuff. I'm serious.
Yeah! Cool ideal!
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7 year gap between posts
Normal on SL