PE Abstract and Surreal: Wrap-upAbstract and Surreal Week - Wrap-upEDITORIALSIntroduction: Defining Abstract and SurrealMindgamesINTERVIEWSInterview with =eintoernInterview with *tuminkaInterview with *KizukiTamuraInterview with *alisinwonderInterview with *davespertineART FEATURESLinesThe Colour and the ShapeNature AbstractedKaleidoscopesLandscapesCamera MovementMulti ExposureInfrare
PE Abstract and Surreal: InfraredInfraredPrevious posts of PE Week Abstract and Surreal: Introduction: Defining Abstract and SurrealLinesInterview with =eintoernThe Colour and the ShapeInterview with *tuminkaNature AbstractedInterview with *KizukiTamuraKaleidoscopesLandscapesInterview with *alisinwonderCamera M
PE Abstract and Surreal: Multi ExposureMulti ExposurePrevious posts of PE Week Abstract and Surreal: Introduction: Defining Abstract and SurrealLinesInterview with =eintoernThe Colour and the ShapeInterview with *tuminkaNature AbstractedInterview with *KizukiTamuraKaleidos
PE Abstract and Surreal: *davespertineInterview with *davespertine:icondavespertine:How would you explain the concept of abstraction/surrealism to someone who has never heard of it before?If someone had never heard of abstract art before, I would ask them to listen to it, hear what it has to say to you.It is interesting to see what kind of titles people give to abstract works, when I look at my finished art which doesn’t have a title, it usually suggests something to me. If it gives me an obvious answer I will ask it for something different, sometimes I wait while it thinks of a better answer.Some people name their works after the music they have been listening to.Perhaps it is more about what we hear than what we see. If art can speak to you, tell you it’s name, it can tell you other things too.What inspires you to use the concept of abstraction/surrealism for your artwork?
PE Abstract and Surreal: MindgamesThe de-materialization of artworkIt is necessary to point out first of all, that this article is not about landscape or portrait photography at all. Their main subject does not provide much room for interpretation because it is designed to appeal to aesthetical senses. It also is not about spontaneous snapshots – in which the photographer has to give up much of his or her control about what appears in their viewfinder. And, it’s also not about photography that is created just for the purpose of decoration and therefore usually does not have such a conceptual depth as the work which this article explores. It’s about photographs which are provoking a certain thought process and are alive in the mind of the viewer. It explores photographs in which abstraction and optical illusions are used as a stylistic device and which are challenging the viewer to play “Mind Games”.Achieving such a
PE Abstract and Surreal: Camera MovementCamera Movement:bigthumb267620570:Previous posts of PE Week Abstract and Surreal:Introduction: Defining Abstract and SurrealLinesInterview with =eintoernThe Colour and the ShapeInterview with *tuminkaNature AbstractedInterview with *KizukiTamuraKaleidoscopesLandscapesInterview with *alisinwonder
PE Abstract and Surreal: *alisinwonderInterview with *alisinwonder:iconalisinwonder:How would you explain the concept of abstraction/surrealism to someone who has never heard of it before?Abstraction (and surrealism) in visual arts are expressions that don't claim to represent reality (an object, a subject or an actual scenery). Abstract art is non-figurative, but opens up to imaginary figures and scenes.What inspires you to use the concept of abstraction/surrealism for your artwork?As with all categories and labels, they can be useful to sort out and separate. But categories are never clean-cuts and shall not be used as limitations. That's why I'm a bit reluctent to classify my images with a label. Above all, I am interested in the process of transforming an actual seen object, subject or scene into something else – to a create a new meaning - and to invite the watcher finding their own meaning or int
PE Abstract and Surreal: LandscapesLandscapesPrevious posts of PE Week Abstract and Surreal:Introduction: Defining Abstract and SurrealLinesInterview with =eintoernThe Colour and the ShapeInterview with *tuminkaNature AbstractedInterview with *KizukiTamuraKaleidoscopes
PE Abstract and Surreal: KaleidoscopesKaleidoscopesPrevious posts of PE Week Abstract and Surreal:Introduction: Defining Abstract and SurrealLinesInterview with =eintoernThe Colour and the ShapeInterview with *tuminkaNature AbstractedInterview with *KizukiTamura
PE Abstract and Surreal: *KizukiTamuraInterview with *KizukiTamura:iconkizukitamura:How would you explain the concept of abstraction/surrealism to someone who has never heard of it before?Surrealism refers to certain definite codes rooted in psychoanalysis, philosophy etc. and favours associative, non-logical processes like in dreams or automatic writing. Whereas abstraction is rather a personal vision of reality at a given time. In photography, abstraction often leads to a poetic approach, but also gives the opportunity of experimenting. What inspires you to use the concept of abstraction/surrealism for your artwork? As a matter of fact, I work rather with abstraction than with surrealism. In my eyes, surrealism is nowadays a bit outdated, but I am still very fond of Breton, Magritte and others, who transformed the artistic standards of their time.In my work I do not aim at abstraction for abstractio
PE Abstract and Surreal: Nature AbstractedNature AbstractedInspired by the gallery of:iconnature-abstracted:***Previous posts of PE Week Abstract and Surreal:Introduction: Defining Abstract and SurrealLinesInterview with =eintoernThe Colour and the ShapeInterview with *tuminka
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PE Abstract and Surreal: Interview with =eintoernInterview with *eintoern:iconeintoern: How would you explain the concept of abstraction/surrealism to someone who has never heard of it before?An abstract picture (maybe less so a surrealistic picture) requires the imagination, ideas and mind of those who watch it. Such it is not a one way street which transports the artist‘s vision to the watcher, but can at its best be a bidirectional process by giving the watcher the chance to be creative as well. What inspires you to use the concept of abstraction/surrealism for your artwork? It is commonplace knowledge that at least since the impact of the technical revolution of electronic media, a flood of pictures hits everyone of us a day by day. Many of these pictures show objects, situations, behaviors, scenes...which we all have seen ever so often with only little variations. Even with perfect tec
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PE Abstract and Surreal: IntroductionIntroduction: Defining abstract and surrealThe term abstract comes from the Latin word abstrahere (to draw away) and refers to the concept of abstraction. In abstract art it means that the artists uses a visual language of form, color and line to create an image which is almost free from any references in the visual world. Related terms are nonfigurative art, nonobjective art and nonrepresentational art.In abstract photography the actual subject doesn’t matter much – it’s not important what you see but how you see and feel a picture. This is why abstract artists often refuse to reveal the subject of their photographs or even the used technique. They prefer not to distract the viewer from the deeper concept of their artwork. However, a lot of abstract photographers c
Project Educate: P, Q, R and S P is for PhotoshopUse it - don't be afraid of a little Manipulation! However just remember that if you manipulate the hell out of it you're probably not really being a true Surrealist. If it couldn't be achieved back in ye days of olde then it really is cheating..really Q is for Quark Cheese What? There's only so much thinking I can do for each letter and I actually ended up googling Q to find something! Also it'll show me how many people actually read this R is for Reflection Reflections, and in particular distortions or rotations can be fantastic for creating a surreal image.Try shooting through glass, clear plastic, goldfish tanks and marbles - and see what you can come up with. In addition to that, capturing :thumb168226
Abstract and Surreal Focus - Deviant C-IP Exploring A Lost Gallery I don't do this for just anyone - and ~C-IP certainly doesn't fall under the banner of just anyone. But I felt it was time that this lost Deviants work was brought to light and perhaps it may trigger some recognition or knowledge from any of you out there, as to his whereabouts. ~C-IP first came to my attention when I started my position here as Abstract and Surreal Gallery Moderator. Since then he helped launch with myself and others - #Abstract-and-Surreal. He has an extraordinary gallery of moody toned images containing mystery and intrigue, but the mystery really now surrounds himself. It's possibly nearly four months now since anybody heard anything from him, and I'm sure I speak for many of his 2000 + watchers when
Project Educate: L,M, N and O L is for Liquify Using The Liquify Tool This marvellous tool allows you to distort pixels - by however much you’d like. You can give peoples faces the hint of a smile, you can create a stormy sea with just a calm shot and you can create some wonderful effects making it look like you have shot an image through a glass.Here’s a very useful tutorial:=SeedyDeedee M is for Manipulation Of course, Surreal Photography is not all about manipulation after you have taken an image, but more about trying to use in-camera techniques to create distorted and unreal shots. Working with Shutter Speed, Aperture, Focal Points and all sorts of other creative aspects of your camera can create some extremely intriguing effects. Light trails and double exposures are just two of the more popular effects used am
Project Educate: Abstract and Bokeh Abstract and BokehAfter the recent #projecteducate article The Beauty of the Blur it seemed only fitting to move on with the actual origin of the term Bokeh ."The English spelling bokeh was popularized in 1997 in Photo Techniques magazine, when Mike Johnston, the editor at the time, commissioned three papers on the topic for the March/April 1997 issue; he altered the spelling to suggest the correct pronunciation to English speakers, saying "it is properly pronounced with bo as in bone and ke as in Kenneth, with equal stress on either syllable".The spellings bokeh and boke have both been in use at least since 1996, when Merklinger had suggested "or Bokeh if you prefer."The term bokeh has appeared in photography books at least since 1998.[4] It is sometimes pronounced /ˈboʊkə/ (boke-uh)" - Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BokehIn terms of P
Project Educate: An Interview With *JonnieDee Interviewing *jonniedee Whereabouts are you from?“I'm from a lot of places in the Midwest of the United States, but I have spent the majority of my life in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan.”How long have you been using your current form of art? “My current form of art is digital photography. I have only been seriously involved in it since June of 2010.” What are the necessities for you to achieve the effects that you have achieved so far within your work? “The necessities that allow me to work are my friends (online and offline), family, strangers I pass by on the street, my roommate's camera and Photoshop CS5. Oddly enough I am just about to buy my first "real" DSLR ”
Project Educate, H, I, J and K H is for Horror Often, things in the Horror and Macabre Gallery and vice versa can be considered Surreal works too. I've mentioned before that there is most definitely a fine line between Surreal and other galleries that is quite often crossed.It's okay to use elements of horror to create surreal pieces of work. However you do need to look more at fear and abnormality. Things which can quite often be seperated from horror. I is for Infrared :thumb33941272:Infrared Photography is becoming increasingly popular, and with the right tools, some patience and a bit of creativity you can create some wonderfully surreal works with it. This article will give you more information and tips: http://news.deviantart.com/article/125606/ J is for Juxtapose Juxtapose translates as to place side by si
Project Educate:An Interview With *YourForgiveness Interviewing *YourForgiveness Whereabouts are you from?I'm from Hungary.How long have you been using your current form of art? I have been using my current form of art since a bit more than half year now.What are the necessities for you to achieve the effects that you have achieved so far within your work - equipment/inspiration and so on? Till this Christmas I actually had a very basic digital camera so I generally tried to go "with opened eyes" in the world and so catch the moments I found appropriate enough. Lately I have a better camera so I already can "play" with the different chances I got, like for example the exposures and so on. As for main inspirations I would mention lights, shadows, and reflections. What prompted you to begin to embrace the sub
Project Educate: The Beauty of a Blur Experimenting With Focus and BlurWithout sharpness and clarity, many images are over looked without a seconds thought. Indeed several of the Abstract Daily Deviations in particular that I have awarded over the past few months during my term as a Gallery Moderator have been flamed and questioned. Abstract is about not knowing and nobody expects you to understand.However I fully appreciate that people don't get it and many of us like to feel as if we know what we're looking at.When you see an image such as one of the ones included in this article, you are looking at Art. Simple as that. When you see the thumbs of the Daily Deviations appear in the morning, and scenes and settings unfurl before your eyes, you are looking at Art.It's not up to you to dictate what is and isn't good because under the definitions of many
Project Educate: Experiment, Focus and G E is for Experiment There's no better way to begin creating your own Abstract or Surreal images, than to Experiment. You can't really go wrong and often the biggest experiments make the most amazing pieces of art! F is for Focus Focus - sharpening it and distorting it can really add to the Abstract and Surreal elements of your work. Choosing a different focus, having multiple focuses or just picking a focus at random can have the best effects! G is for Gnato, Gilad and GestaltGestalt's Theory is that we can tell the whole of a focus by just seeing the sum of its parts. Although this example is unconventional I thought it amusing to convey the point The traditional image is this -> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_53dxNLqT5HU/TFVCDTSOLpI/AAAAAAAAAVc/H94pXkx_cb8/s1600/gestalt1.gif Perception
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Often, things in the Horror and Macabre Gallery and vice versa can be considered Surreal works too. I've mentioned before that there is most definitely a fine line between Surreal and other galleries that is quite often crossed.
