Friday, April 4, 2014

Special Bulletin: Random Art Material Generator

I'm posting this right away because I've been searching for *years* for something that would do this, and I finally found a solution. I like random generators. I especially like them when they're art related. I also was hoping to find a big giant list of possible art materials, or just materials in general that can be used to make stuff. So anyway, I made this link to access random items from Boston Museum of Fine Art's CAMEO art materials database: http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/special:random

If this helps anyone out there, let me know.

04-03-14. "Nunchucks", a 2004 sculpture by Sanford Biggers.


Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Rhodamine Autumn (641)

"Rhodamine Autumn (641)", 24x24", oil on canvas. For sale on Etsy.
Two women are out for a stroll on a clear autumn day. One is dressed in punk fashion, with her hair styled into a fabulous blue mohawk. The other is a scientist studying hyenas, and she is cradling a sedated hyena in her arms like a baby. The fall foliage behind the women is bursting into triangular pixel fragments. Is it really fall, or is everything given a fluorescent pink and red hue by toxic rhodamine dye?

This painting represents Autumn Glory, color #641 in Naomi Cuno's Colorscape book.

03-18-14. Maxwell's smirk (Nov. 2013).