working on this I started a new canvas and worked with something more comfortable that I like to give me a jumping point. I painted a figure of a boney back and took my favorite image from my photos and worked on merging the two
Here I also used textures from my original image and used them in my new canvas which I like much more now. I think it also shows more of my theme of decay and forgotten places.
For this project I had a tough time figuring out a concept for the cyclical nature and what I wanted to do for this concept. It was very open for interpretation and so I had free range, but I wasn't sure where to start, so I began by taking pictures of my daily life and aspects I did in routine, reflecting the daily routine as a circle i followed. I tried not to think too hard on my concept because I would get entirely frustrated in being uninspired, so I let myself take pictures on things I found interesting about the environment. Eventually I found myself gravitating towards a concept of modern erosion and inorganic human work and contrast that to the natural aspects of nature. I was particularly inspired by how concrete eroded and dirtied over time, and to me it spoke to how everything works in a circle, eventually eroding back into nature. Also the concept of forgotten objects such as the drain and broken down fence fascinated me, leading me to always wonder about how it began as a useful object, now forgotten and eroding, perhaps the end to all things as time moves forward. Finally I ended with a theme of eyes; they are how we observe our world, and thought of ways to integrate all these concepts back to the source of how they are appreciated, and the individual influence it has on the observer.
