Art is not created by an act of the artist; it is the artist breath of life that brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting their own inner manifestations and thus forever entangles the artist spirit with the art - dale
I would like to respectfully acknowledge Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation who are the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land I currently reside.
The use of traditional Australian Aboriginal painting techniques and symbols have opened a new vista to artistic expression for me when combined with deep space images.
Using traditional symbols, the image depicts the future dreaming of man leaving the cradle of humanity. The concentric circles represent the ‘campsites’ or colonies as man takes to the stars. Undulating patterns mirroring trials and tribulations persist in following the journey. The U shapes of mankind identify a new civilization emerging in the stars.
The background image is a Hubble Space Telescope shot of the Orion Nebula.
Created using the GIMP opensource image editing software
For more information on Aboriginal Painting or to view real Aboriginal artists work please visit:
www.aboriginalartonline.com/index.php
www.aboriginalart.org/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_art
Note: I am not of Aboriginal descent and do not claim to understand the complexities and full symbolism of traditional Aboriginal art. I hope that by learning more about the Aboriginal culture and art I can gain a greater appreciation and understanding.
I have started experimenting with combining my love of art, especially indigenous art, with my photography. Using the GIMP, I edited one of my old photos of a butterfly garden decoration. I removed the background to the butterfly and tweeks the image curves to produce an image with nice stark contrasting lines and no background.
Using a multitude of layers, I slowly experimented with various paint brushes and tools to produce the effects I wanted. The final image background was produced by painting a green, blue and dab of white background. I then used the filter>artistic>cubism selection to create the chunky effect,
The rest was a slow and patient application of dots with the paint brush tool.
This was a test run to see what types of effects I could create. All in all, I like the concept and have a few other ideas up my sleeve. If you have any ideas or want to share your work … give me a comment below.
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