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| Fotocali Art Influences |
| 04.24.04 (4:08 pm) [edit] |
Allow me to explain and demonstrate a couple things.
First, painters who have influenced me; here are two, among others. As a very young boy, I had a children's encyclopedia with the painting below by Giorgio de Chirico on the cover. I loved that picture and would stare at it. It made a lasting impact on how I see light and its effect toward the surreal. I've been seeing like that ever since. I love the compositional layouts of Edward Hopper. Below is just one simple sample of his work. Look at others and you'll see the very graphical nature of his compositions; he frequently uses architecture for its solid panels of color, and for its strong natural verticals and horizontals. As well, these elements always divide the frame in perfect balance. Interestingly, his work has also been described as depicting lonliness and desolation: what I often feel that I try to depict.
On the right is a foto I took yesterday afternoon. See how the influences of Hopper's composition and de Chirico's light show up in my fotos?...
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In 1980 (I was 20) I went with a friend to Mono Lake - east of Yosemite National Park. On the right, below, is a foto I took there. About four years later I saw a postcard of a painting by Claude Monet, which is on the left. I may not even have known who Monet was, at 20. I certainly had never studied composition, of Monet or of anyone else. So when I saw this postcard I realized that I must have some kind of innate sense for composition. I mean, heck! Compare the two...!
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P.S.: Scroll down for another example of Hopper's influence on me. Go down to "Downtown California 2: Residential." When I walked by that home the porch immediately said "Hopper" to me. The way the elements in the scene divide the frame, and it reminded me of Hopper's paintings of seaside homes.
Also, scroll all the way to the bottom (to "Gallery of Light and Shadow") and scroll thru those fotos for strong examples of the de Chirico influence.
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