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Posted on 19/05/08 10:28:24 AM |
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bjansen
Satire Surgeon Posts: 32 Reply  |
Contest 198: Art for the gallery
Thief in the library...this is what happens when covert government spies don't get paid enough...  |
Posted on 19/05/08 6:23:32 PM |
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nwag
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Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
Inspired by "Mad Men" 
Bigger one here. |
Posted on 19/05/08 9:18:49 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3893 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
Always thought it would be nice to have my own exhibition! 
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Posted on 20/05/08 10:00:57 AM |
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zapat
Audio Artist Posts: 44 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
away for a long time but never gone, so many fri-chal that i missed  _________________ "the closer you get to the meaning the sooner you'll know that you're dreaming" |
Posted on 20/05/08 12:37:55 PM |
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Maja
Dewey Decimator Posts: 66 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
I agree, it is nice to have one's own exhibition!   |
Posted on 20/05/08 1:15:48 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2864 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
Just needed to fix a couple of things. I thought, initially, this is an easy challenge LOL. Trying to get these reflections and shadows right is proving quite a challenge  |
Posted on 20/05/08 3:30:17 PM |
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GKB
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Posted on 20/05/08 3:35:08 PM |
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GKB
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Posted on 20/05/08 10:30:05 PM |
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mguyer
Incisive Incisor Posts: 799 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
museum acquired a new benefactress since my first post. Sorry for not anticipating this..  |
Posted on 21/05/08 9:48:32 PM |
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Trev
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Contest 198: Art for the gallery
My bit off surrealism and my handsome trees  |
Posted on 22/05/08 04:01:04 AM |
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MISH
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Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
why no one is coming here??maybe im still not good enough..   |
Posted on 22/05/08 04:17:14 AM |
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Luis
Six-String Synthesist Posts: 236 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
Here is my Photoshop Gallery. Everything on display was created from scratch in photoshop.  |
Posted on 22/05/08 10:17:12 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2157 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
[quoted] Maja wrote: I agree, it is nice to have one's own exhibition!
Welcome to the forum Maja, nice to see an other member from 'Down Under'. Maksim love your 60th look. Brings back lots of memories. Vibeke |
Posted on 22/05/08 10:42:23 AM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
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Posted on 23/05/08 00:55:31 AM |
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zapat
Audio Artist Posts: 44 Reply |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
you got it "Luis" you change the ceiling to match it with the aura of the floor! i am always thinking of what is lacking on my entry, and you made me realize... thanks for this forum I'm always learning everydayjavascript:emoticon('  ')
Pinch _________________ "the closer you get to the meaning the sooner you'll know that you're dreaming" |
Posted on 23/05/08 02:19:06 AM |
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Neil O
Cartoon Contractor Posts: 389 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
Empty is probably how my exhibit would be! 
_________________ "If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward".... Thomas Edison |
Posted on 23/05/08 05:18:43 AM |
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Maja
Dewey Decimator Posts: 66 Reply |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
Thank you Vibeke!  |
Posted on 23/05/08 06:07:15 AM |
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Tom
Texture Technologist Posts: 401 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
Very entertaining and creative entries. Wish I could do this one. Been busy preparing to relocate.  |
Posted on 23/05/08 08:32:59 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6945 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
A lot of fun was had this week - and a good deal of skill displayed along with the artwork. First into the gallery was mguyer, with a fine modern art collection (that Magritte sculpture is an old favourite of mine). It could do with a proper shadow, though: you can’t reproduce the layer to make this shadow, it has to be painted by hand. We do need some reflections in that floor, Marty - and where’s Sheila this week? Aha - there she is! I didn’t know vibeke painted as well - such great talent! Obviously inspired by those dazzling New Zealand views. They look perfect in here, and the reflections are amazing. Great work! Mick Malkemus clearly isn’t a fan of Brice Marden, and has gone to some lengths to make this exhibition end early. Some fantastic special effects here, worth of the Terminator himself: the chunks ripped out of the pieces lying on the ground, the three-dimensionality of the tearing, the way the floor has been built up beneath the shattered base of the sculpture case, the cracks in the case itself, the smoke... and, of course, there’s BM himself overlooking the damage. My only problem here is with the melted pool of metal in the foreground, which really needs a shadow to stop it looking as if it’s floating. Oh, and those reflections should really be ripped too. Otherwise, a really entertaining piece. And I did enjoy the second entry - but can we have the floor back? A rather fine collection of artwork from Ben Mills - and I seem to have been captured by Warhol in there. I like the treatment of the large jug, and the reflections work particularly well. Just a couple of minor comments: the glass case seems rather too dark, and if you’re going to paint in each face then you can’t forget the rear corner as well. The man’s looking to his left, but he’s so far behind the woman he can’t be looking at her; and if he’s broken his flowers, he really shouldn’t try giving her just the stalk. Entertaining work from Nick Curtain, who has neatly got around the replacement reflections problem by replacing the entire floor. I feel rather honoured that the second edition should have acquired museum status - but don’t you think it’s displayed rather too low? Or is it that the people are too big? A very intriguing lump of something or other in the foreground. What is it? A rather serious concept piece from brewell, who’s turned the whole gallery into a single installation. It’s a rather thoughtful piece about how ethanol production for fuel is robbing the poorer communities of food: those empty bowls clustered outside (so unable to reach) the bowl of grain are particularly poignant, the four road sections make a great backdrop, and the smoking car is perfect. Excellent reflections, particularly in the shape of the bowls: a thoroughly well considered, very moving piece altogether. Fantastic work. Something of a multimedia gallery from james, whose paintings seem to vary to suit the mood of passing visitors. It’s a clever idea, extremely well realized - I found the selection of Faberge eggs particularly tasty. The picture on the far left seems a little rebellious, though: it shows a Turner in the Constable room, and a Constable in the Canaletto room. A cute idea, though, which makes it all the more irritating of me to point out that the reflections of the paintings on the far wall are too high - look at the distance between them and the edge of the wall, and then compare with the real thing. But I did enjoy this one! A new member this week - and Patrick33 has given us some classic works of art, with excellent reflections (the slight blur works particularly well). I like the homage to Indiana Jones, complete with skull and whip. But remember my point about eyelines being on the horizon: all the eyes in the viewing figures should be exactly at the same height - my height, of course, since they’re all photos of me. This is a fantastic first entry, Patrick - welcome to the forum! BigVern has plundered the archives to dig up some of the most artistic works from the forum - and they’re all beautifully framed and perfectly hung on the walls, complete with convincingly fading reflections. It’s a new floor, but precisely in keeping with the old one in terms of tone and texture; and the glasses make good use of the case. Very good to see all this fine work once again, and in such an accomplished environment. Excellent! A first Friday Challenge entry from DanLundberg, with some great works of art in here - I rather like the sculpture in the cunningly expanded case. There’s a slight perspective issue with the picture on the far wall, though: it seems to be shrinking more quickly than the wall is. Great reflections, though, and the three dimensionality of the images has been created well. Welcome to the forum, Dan! A selection of classical sculptures from mariong - and it’s a hugely convincing piece of work. THe works all sit well in perspective on the walls (with the small exception of the mask on the far wall, which is still looking rather too much towards us). The large tableau on the right wall fits the space perfectly, and the reflections are all convincingly real. I particularly like the choice of visitors: the old man stooping to read the caption, the woman expertly tucked behind the glass case. This is a highly accomplished piece of work, Marion, and one which certainly earns you a title. I think Bayern Brushsmith fits the bill here. Well done! An entertaining selection of art in katew’s entry: but remember my thing about eyelines! the trio on the right are all slightly too high up in the frame, compared to the other visitors. The reflections work well here, and it’s a good choice of viewers. I particularly like the pig in the case, and the story that accompanies it: and good to see you’ve given it a piece of grass to stand on! Some great art in bjansen’s entry (although those two astronomical prints seem a little out of keeping). I love the way the Dali’s been taken out of its frame, and the angle of the Da Vinci beneath the arm: very convincing. Best of all, for me, is the way those rather dull skylights have been changed to a starry sky, which gives the scene a perfect night-time setting. Now, if only that spy had a reflection... Beautiful work from nwag, with a thoroughly retro approach. Great choice of art, and a great selection of viewers. But I’m going to go on about perspective and eyelines again: they’re all at the same height, which should be perfect - except that the woman at the back is sitting down. She should be lower than the res! Or, since she fits the floor so well, the rest should be taller than she is. A wonderful collection of his own aviation photography from GKB - and this really is fantastic work, Gordon. I like the viewers, too, although the woman is perhaps just a little cheesy in her expression - and she appears to be walking off with one of the exhibits. Great reflections, and the sunny sky does brighten up the scene rather well.love the fish tank! Some great modern art from zapat - I like the new face on the Mona Lisa! Very convincing reflections, too, and a good sense of perspective - although the Mona Lisa does seem a little short on the left hand side (raise that left corner towards the ceiling). Interesting to see how many of you have kept the lumpy object in the glass case as a base. Good to see you back here! An opened-out gallery from Maja, who has remodelled the space to fit an extra window in. I like the way the stained glass window casts its light on the ground, and that new arch is definitely an improvement. But there’s a perspective problem with the image on the far right: the top should be sloping down to the left, not to the right, since the left side is further away from us and we’re standing beneath it. Look at the Jack of Diamonds: that’s the perspective you need to match here. A beautiful Egyptian exhibition from tooquilos, with excellent reflections and a well placed pair of statues. I particularly like the idea of the roof lights being replaced with Egyptian paintings, and the wall shadows work really well. Is the object in the case too tall and narrow for the space, though? Some very entertaining surrealism from Trev, with rather tasty gold frames to his pictures. I like the paintings, but they seem rather too saturated for the dull space they occupy: that blue, for instance, could never be reproduced that strongly in paint. Don’t forget the reflections, also; and is that newspaper poking a corner through the glass? All minor errors made up for by the excellent head on wheels, of course! A great selection of objects from MISH - I particularly like the sleeping guard. You need to watch his reflection, though: the legs of the chair should touch the reflected legs! And are you sure the two statues on the left are tall enough? Otherwise, the reflections work very well; a bit of blur would have helped slightly. We’ve come to expect dazzling Photoshop-created textures from Luis, and this week is no exception: that CD is stunning, and I’d love to see the other images at a larger size. Great art, great gallery - the new ceiling is definitely an improvement! If you get time, please fill in more details on your user profile: it would be great to look at your website, to see more of your creations. Wacky work indeed from Deborah Morley, who seems to have got hold of a kaleidoscope filter. Are these all your own work? Excellent reflections, and an intriguing object in the glass case. I like the visitor (or is he a security guard?), but I think he’s a little small in the frame for his position in the scene: remember the horizon-eyeline thing! Even though we can’t see his eyes, they should be much higher in the frame than that. Looks like Neil O has created a load of art to go in the new gallery - I particularly like the green brain in the bubble! Great reflections, interesting artwork. The head in the glass case has a couple of problems, though: it’s too small for the case, and surely it should be facing one of the flat edges of the case, rather than looking directly towards us. Loved the art this week! |
Posted on 23/05/08 09:06:17 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Contest 198: Art for the gallery
Thanks for the comments Steve I thought the original floor was rather dull, so I made my own. This didn't get round the need for reflections, which have been added along with the reflection of the skirting board. The plinth on which the book sits has not been altered, other than to place the book inside it, so not sure how it's the wrong size. I guessed that the plinth would be approximately waist height so sized the figures accordingly, also using the size of hands in relation to the book as a guide. The funny object on the left is in fact the crack in the floor from the Tate Modern, as I thought this would add extra dimension. It was the only decent image I could find of it. Perhaps I should have placed a bridge over it, or had someone falling down it. Nick |
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