Rabelais Posted July 15, 2011 A new paper montage. CRASH 910mm x 1480mm Paper montage You should be able to get an idea of the texture and layering in this first shot. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ballzac Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) That is awesome man. Love the shots where you can see the composition. It adds a whole other dimension to it. Do you sketch it first and then start cutting paper to match your sketch? Or do you just pick up the knife with an idea in mind and let it evolve? Edited July 15, 2011 by ballzac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rabelais Posted July 16, 2011 Do you sketch it first and then start cutting paper to match your sketch? Or do you just pick up the knife with an idea in mind and let it evolve? Thanks! I do line sketches first to try and find a seed of something. In this case, it was the exploding jet engine in the top left hand corner. I then thought a plane crash would be an interesting theme for a painting so I sketched more forms which might reference a plane crash. I then took all those sketches and scanned them into Photoshop and coloured them. I then moved/rotated/scaled all the sketches in Photoshop until I was happy with the composition. Then scaled it up and started cutting paper. In other words, its never random. Always carefully planned. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seldom Posted July 17, 2011 that work is bitchin' ,you have good style Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ballzac Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) Very unique style! It actually reminds me somewhat of some Kadinsky works ...but less abstract. Edited July 17, 2011 by ballzac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rabelais Posted July 17, 2011 It actually reminds me somewhat of some Kadinsky works Yup. Kandinsky has always been a favorite. Also Basquiat, Miro, Picasso, Takeshi Murakami are big influences. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ballzac Posted July 18, 2011 Yup. Kandinsky has always been a favorite. Also Basquiat, Miro, Picasso, Takeshi Murakami are big influences. Can definitely see the miro influence too. Hadn't heard of Takeshi Murakami before. Dude, some of that stuff's like pokemon on acid There's also a bit of a pop-art feel to this particular piece of yours, with all the warning signs and stuff. I don't mean that as an insult, lol. I'm not a big fan of pop-art as a genre in itself, but the symbolism works in other genres like this. Actually one of the immediate impressions it brought to me was that of some Sally experiences. I have never gone deep, but have often gotten that sort of symbolism in my experiences. Usually stop signs and railway signals and stuff, and it's all juxtaposed in a similar fashion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonny Jim Posted July 18, 2011 I really like it. I am a fan of this for sure! Have you got anything else you can show us? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ballzac Posted July 18, 2011 Do an advanced search in the creativity forum with topics started by "Dale Cooper" He's got some nice work on here already. But yeah, if there's anything you haven't uploaded yet, I'd love to see more too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xenodimensional Posted July 18, 2011 impressive work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rabelais Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the kind words, everyone. ballzacDude, some of that stuff's like pokemon on acid That is actually a pretty good description of Murakami. I'm not sure about Sally, never tried I will say that I have a keen interest in mescaline's influence on modern art. It's funny how on several occasions I have heard people describe mescaline visuals as like looking at a cubist painting. Most are probably unaware of anecdotal stories of what Braque and Picasso may have dabbled in on a visit to the Americas before heading back to France and beginning the cubist manifesto. Interesting to ponder. Sonny JimHave you got anything else you can show us? I post a fair bit of stuff here. I also have a tumblr page you can see here: http://ldopa.tumblr.com/ Edited July 18, 2011 by Dale Cooper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonny Jim Posted July 18, 2011 I like these three a lot 2 Singularities (Anesthesia) Paraphasia Crash Perfect outlines, colour and flow. They kinda flow like graffiti pieces. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
botanika Posted July 18, 2011 Great stuff Dale - very clean, talented execution and good composition. Well done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted July 21, 2011 2 Singularities (Anesthesia) Rainbow's Dissolution Ned's Unicorn The shriek Other ones on here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FancyPants Posted July 27, 2011 Wow! I would never have the patience for those :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rabelais Posted July 27, 2011 Wow! I would never have the patience for those :D Sure you would, you just need a crappy social life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dude Posted July 28, 2011 Sure you would, you just need a crappy social life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
