December 12, 2011 - Comments Off on Movement and Mauve

Movement and Mauve

I have to first apologize for the quick post today since it's a busy day in the office and I don't have lots of time to write self-indulgent critiques of other artists works whose skill and talent far surpasses my own. Sorry! Quick archived sketch from last week today (short morning meeting) with which I took a different tact to coloring; focusing more on the negative space rather than the character himself. I think I'll try and maintain such simplified approaches in the future since they get a lot more bang for my buck considering my limited time for these. However I'm still most proud of my Thanksgiving scene and plan on doing a similar one for the holidays (possibly a Christmas card?). Colorographed Movement

Now onto said far superior professional works: in keeping with the pastel palette above I'd like to feature the awe-inspiring paintings of Micha Ganske. His monstrous canvases, fine detail and washed out palettes create some truly impressive works. Many seem like a Photoshop job gone awry in just the right--experimental--fashion.

In the Red

Sleeping Dragon Detail

The first image gives you a sense of how beautiful his works can be with their soft, pleasing color palette and their graceful, meticulous composition. The second piece, a detail of a massive 7'x10' acrylic on muslin, further impresses by showing the fine detail present in each work. This further inspires comparison to digital photography manipulations as its like a super-fine photo awash with beautiful chromatic aberration but done in such a way only Michah's painting can capture. If you are looking for authentic acrylic prints to print out beautiful images such as In the Red or Sleeping Dragon which can make your house look vibrant then find out more info about acrylic prints here.

In web this week, I have another design house (possibly a direct competitor with our London office) who's home site showcases some really interesting new age web ideas. I particularly like the use of angles on their services page. The color scheme is bright and refreshing as is their element design (their logo is especially fun). However some elements are a bit bothersome. Transitioning between sections can get a bit buggy at times and the way project images fly in as you scroll is a bit tricky to navigate (not to mention that the case study pages themselves carry over little to none of the homepages eccentricities though I do like how they paginate).

La Moulande

Lastly in the moving world, if you've never had the joy of being introduced to the magic of Math, and more specifically the Fibonacci sequence, do yourself a favor and watch this video below. I find the fact that such beauty and order exists in the seemingly chaotic world of nature very moving.

The Sketching Mechanism is a series of weekly posts, published on Mondays, containing the artistic musings of Mobile Designer/Developer Ben Chirlin during our Monday morning meeting at the NY Creative Bunker as well as his inspiring artistic finds of the week.

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