tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6967894419179858181..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Horror VacuiJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-11942766729925284612009-10-15T07:56:39.037-04:002009-10-15T07:56:39.037-04:00I like this style - interesting to learn it's ...I like this style - interesting to learn it's name. I think it gives images a certain magic or vibrancy. The same effect happens IMO with the 13th-14th century church mosaics like in the San Marco in Venice. <br />Especially with so insanely intricate art like the Book of Kells - I find it one of the most amazing artwork ever created.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04511101078287118422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18913829656760866502009-10-14T02:08:19.316-04:002009-10-14T02:08:19.316-04:00There's a fairly interesting and controversial...There's a fairly interesting and controversial block of property in Detroit called "The Heidelberg Project", and the block is nearly jammed to the gills in a similar way. http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=heidelberg%20project&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wiAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626554762071637510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-17752097165085743782009-10-14T00:29:14.005-04:002009-10-14T00:29:14.005-04:00It’s interesting to me that this Horror Vaqui styl...It’s interesting to me that this Horror Vaqui style is very common in indigenes art, spiritual or religious art, deranged or psychotic art, and drug influenced art. Most of this stuff functions on a more intuitive, primordial, or reactionary level (low brow art?). While many, tho not all, ‘civilizations’ have developed artistic styles with more rigid, dogmatic, or ritualized approaches to filling the pictorial space (high brow art?) The Western approach to painting, with our heavy emphasis on perspective, is obvious… but the Japanese, and the Chinese, have also developed highly stylized approaches to composition, with a strong emphasis on empty, or negative, space.<br /><br />Speaking about deranged, psychotic, and drug influenced art… R. Crumb’s new graphic-novel, ‘The Book of Genesis Illustrated’ is now out! And what a fantastic masterpiece of low-brow art it is! If you’re expecting a farcical, psychedelic, ‘Zap Comix’ approach you’ll be disappointed. His approach to the text is absolutely faithful, and his illustrations are accurate if not blunt. But the text allows for plenty of lust, avarice, sex, greed, hubris, incest, betrayal, hallucinations, and yes, even a bit of imaginative realism and horror vaqui! (Adult supervision recommended for minors) -RQ<br />p.s. – How were the tacos?Robertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751501281929627657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-52758069173099742842009-10-13T17:44:05.426-04:002009-10-13T17:44:05.426-04:00There's also Chris Ware's comic work. He ...There's also Chris Ware's comic work. He was recently quoted as being afraid of people thinking he was ripping off his readers by leaving too much white space!Gamerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508743208083602017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-83237676974930659342009-10-13T16:54:40.396-04:002009-10-13T16:54:40.396-04:00The book of Kells is amazing in it's intricacy...The book of Kells is amazing in it's intricacy!Michael Damboldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141514622593774503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-83499659884674058022009-10-13T15:18:47.168-04:002009-10-13T15:18:47.168-04:00I wonder how that eye tracking gizmo from your pas...I wonder how that eye tracking gizmo from your past blog would look if the viewer were seeing a "horror vacui" type artwork? And if it changes with each successive viewing?Steve Somershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829016758196021044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-68514888942395783422009-10-13T14:47:11.588-04:002009-10-13T14:47:11.588-04:00I was told in an art history class, that the idea ...I was told in an art history class, that the idea of negative space as a design element is a Western thing.ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839108831025117527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-42347496809495526852009-10-13T13:37:54.709-04:002009-10-13T13:37:54.709-04:00Where's Waldo is the best! Another interestin...Where's Waldo is the best! Another interesting side note is that people have a tendency to do art like this when they are on amphetamines (speed) because they can't stop drawing until they run out of blank paper!Jelterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339291249106623431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-10876129928166210792009-10-13T12:59:07.375-04:002009-10-13T12:59:07.375-04:00For childrens illustrations, it actually works ver...For childrens illustrations, it actually works very well. The kids love to discover all sorts of stuff in each drawing of these "Where's Wally books". Well, at least my 3 children are crazy about them. They pick them up at the library regularly.Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417615368000033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-90632673857257212832009-10-13T12:27:21.899-04:002009-10-13T12:27:21.899-04:00Also known as agoraphobia. Been there, done that. ...Also known as agoraphobia. Been there, done that. At this point I like to let a painting breathe, but it wasn't always that way.jeff jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996337570175075303noreply@blogger.com