Visual Artistic Talent :D

[unicornmagic]

Hi y'all! i know i rarely post here...and only ever being on one forum other than this...I'm not sure how much they differ? so i'll be brave and make a thread that i hope people get into!


Since there is a thread for musical talent! why not see if any of us out their are talented in the visual arts... Music and Art are pretty related, for me anyways, so i feel a thread like this really fits into an Owen Pallett forum, his music is what essentially makes up my art playlists haha...


i don't have much of my drawing or painting work on the computer. but i'll post some little experiments i've done on photoshop...whenn i sort out my animations ill post them aswell...

K nuff rambling Mathew...im sure i've already bored half of the readers on here


criticism welcome! even though i'm most likely to ignore it...

T-shirt print for college - this is a crappy J-peg...the real file looks much clearer



Another print img4.imageshack.us/img4/2029/68520682.jpg

ill post more when the thread takes off

[JackAltman]

Oh, excellent! I'm glad you took the initiative.

I'm actually right now working as a resident artist at a rural high school through a program with the state of South Dakota and have been working on some new stuff of Midwestern mythology since being on staff. I put a small portfolio up on Facebook that has some older slides, too, so I'll drop the link down instead of putting images directly into the thread:

www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2014300&id=166900775&l=1d75092ee2

Let me know what you like, and I'm excited to see what anyone else posts!

[kiwiball]

I've posted lots of stuff in let's talk small throughout the ages but i can link you to some things in one place here
shottily constructed portfolio:
www.kerenpetrie.daportfolio.com/

participated in a project here:
cameouttanowhere.com/2010/03/30/little-sketches/ follow the "little sketches on tape" link for more and for lovely music by a lovely lady (Erika M. Anderson of Gowns and Some Dark Holler, this site here is her blog)

FUN SHIT!

[Scarychips]

Great idea for a thread, but I suck at arts.
Matthew (if that's really your name), I could totaly imagine this on a T-shirt, and it looks realy cool.
Altman, man, your things are great. I absolutely love the two scratchboards art.
Oh Keren, I really love that last "Fabric" photo. It's wowcredible.
I am incredible jealous by your talent, guys.

[kiwiball]

mr. magical unicorn, both of those are really well positioned! very nice
altman, i agree with anthony, the scratchboard stuff is my favourite too but i do like the sort of eerie nature of your animal paintings.
and anthony, thank you:) that dress took me sooooo fucking long:P

[unicornmagic]

Altman i love your colours! Usually still life is just ya know, boring still life that looks good, but your avocados are really good! i love the colour your brought out... and your style is really interesting idk, surreal and illustrative? im not a pro when it comes to using art critic jargon ...but i really like your stuff!

and Oui my name is Mathew...with one T

Keren's paintings are really cool! i tried that technique of painting but i just couldnt get it...they turned really unclear...nice to share work with talented Owen Pallett fans

and please just to anyone else out there!!! even if you don't think you're talented (which you are, you're just being silly and shy!!!) please post you're work!! im really craving some inspiring work from new artists, and i aint gonna stop this thread till i get my fix

[ben]

Apr 14, 2010 4:19:10 GMT -5 unicornmagic said:

and please just to anyone else out there!!! even if you don't think you're talented (which you are, you're just being silly and shy!!!) please post you're work!! im really craving some inspiring work from new artists, and i aint gonna stop this thread till i get my fix

Does photography count?

[unicornmagic]

Yes!!!!

[ben]

I don't know where this picture's going to end up as I've never attached a picture before, but here's one of my old b&w. It was taken at El Escorial, Madrid.

EDIT: On second thoughts, here's a link to 5 or 6 of my photos:

thehousebuilt.wordpress.com/photography/

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[kiwiball]

New artists? how about some kids I went to school with, who showed up everyone including the older grades. I'm sure they wouldn't mind being advertised a wee bit.

ironsidecollective.com/ironsidecollective/

I see you're from the UK, would you like to see some Toronto artists that perhaps haven't made a name for themselves way over in Europe?

www.heyapathy.com/

www.enginegallery.ca/artists/catalog/14/ (also check out the other engine gallery artists, so so great!)

www.mitchellfchan.com/

one of my art teachers from grade 12:
www.matthewvarey.com/#bottom

classmate of mine who's now at the art institue of chicago:

stephaniecristello.com/

now two of my favourite famous north american artists you should hopefully know! google them if you don't!

Kiki Smith
Louise Bourgeois (born in France but lives in NY now)

They never fail to inspire me, hopefully it's the same for you:)

[unicornmagic]

wow! that's exactly what i needed, thankyou! if i wasn't off to sleep i'd review everything!

[suburbanmyth]

Wow!!! You guys are all Bloody Amazing!!!

unicornmagic - I WANT THAT SHIRT!!! Yes. Yes, I really do.
Mr. Altman - Your work is so magical and dreamlike. I love it so very, very much. I can't even decide which piece I like best, they're all so different. <3
Keren - That series of paintings is so fantastic, again I can't pick a favorite. Love it!!!!
Ben - Wonderful photos, man!!

Gah! Y'all rock so much, I am now even more embarrassed by the strange scribbles I've occasionally posted on this forum. Ugh. But in the spirit of self-humiliation I'll add one of my paintings to this thread anyways. I rather like it, actually, even though it's a very shitty photo.

[ben]

suburbanmyth, thanks I don't want this to seem like just politeness in return to your compliment but that painting is just beautiful, really beautiful. Even ignoring the beauty of the painting itself, the image is really powerful, to me at least. I'd love to see more!

[emyli]

I love the color in the birds, and the pattern on her dress, and just the concept of the whole thing. Also the feeling like it's been frozen in time, with the tops of the dandelions just starting to blow away, and just.... the color of the whole thing.

[suburbanmyth]

Awww!!! Thanks guys, you're so very sweet! I really appreciate the feedback. It's hard to have perspective on your own work sometimes.

Ben - I kinda despise the painting I'm working on right now but I'm going to finish it anyways, just to prove myself wrong. haha But anyways, I have a couple drunken sketches that are going to continue this series...