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Posted on 11/07/08 09:34:59 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
When I was in Derby museum recently, I spent some time in a room devoted to the 18th century painter Joseph Wright of Derby. For those who don't know him, his most notable work is the fantastic Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump, which is a masterpiece of light and shade. The room in the museum was full of his portraits - which are, I'm sad to say, mediocre. This one was painted fully 20 years after the Air Pump picture that made his name, yet the subject chose not to allow Wright to do the style he did best, and instead to paint a standard, uninspired work. But what if Wright had been given his head on this one? How might this below average portrait have looked with some dramatic lighting? Anyone feel like reaching for the oil paints? High res is here. 
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Posted on 11/07/08 12:44:18 PM |
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Trev
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Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
I wonder what I have forgotten to add   |
Posted on 11/07/08 2:38:09 PM |
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Maja
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Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
Yummy, yummy, I love to experiment with light and shadow.  |
Posted on 11/07/08 3:28:47 PM |
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Ben Mills
Luminous Luminary Posts: 570 Reply  |
Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
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Posted on 11/07/08 4:34:04 PM |
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Mick Malkemus
Meticulous Manipulator Posts: 91 Reply  |
The Wright Stuff
In all fairness to the artist, if you have a boring person, sometimes that comes out in the paint. Like Dali said: "The moment a person touches paint to canvas, an indelible record of the artist's consciousness is recorded".  |
Posted on 11/07/08 7:02:34 PM |
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Elliott
Mirror Magician Posts: 91 Reply  |
Re: Contest 206: The Light Stuff
And then he said...let there be light... 
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Posted on 11/07/08 9:23:30 PM |
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Eva Roth
Luminous Liberator Posts: 269 Reply  |
Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
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Posted on 11/07/08 11:38:05 PM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
Forgive the anchronism !  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 11/07/08 11:40:52 PM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
Forgive the double post _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 12/07/08 03:16:37 AM |
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Maja
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Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
Superb entries so far. Josephine, I laughed out loud, very funny. The expression on his face is just perfect for the scenario you created. |
Posted on 12/07/08 08:34:47 AM |
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gaoxiguo
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Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
Steve Caplin是位伟大的艺术家，我想足以和图片上的主人媲美，呵呵， 借用一下新头像不会生气吧？  |
Posted on 12/07/08 11:40:04 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
It's 10:25 am and The Observer want it for midday! (When I started this, Gaoxiguo's entry wasn't there - honest!) Nick  |
Posted on 12/07/08 12:40:13 PM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa164/tooquilos/discojed.gif After slogging it out at the pantyhose factory all day, come night time, Jedediah likes to take off his wig and Strutt his stuff at the Disco   |
Posted on 12/07/08 12:42:41 PM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
Very good entries this week. Not an easy challenge. |
Posted on 12/07/08 7:21:02 PM |
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Mick Malkemus
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Interesting Eva
I like your composition. Good work. |
Posted on 12/07/08 9:31:19 PM |
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Tony A1
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Re: Contest 206: The Wright Stuff
the real challenge is finding time to do the challenge  |
Posted on 13/07/08 09:39:05 AM |
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brewell
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Contemplating mortality  _________________ The journey of a thousand hours begins with a single layer. |
Posted on 13/07/08 1:04:14 PM |
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dikidee
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Posted on 13/07/08 2:31:16 PM |
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Eva Roth
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Interesting Eva
Thank you Mick! The composition sort of evolved from me looking at the 'experiment on a bird in an air pump' and having always felt sorry for the bird I decided to use the powers of Photoshop and liberate it. |
Posted on 13/07/08 3:12:04 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Nice one Anna
Here's another anachronism animated: link for bigger http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/sinclair97/josephwright_big.gif 
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