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Nude, Autochrome by Arnold Genthe
This image by Arnold Genthe (probably around 1905 or so) has a beautiful feel to it. Classic early 1900’s aesthetic, and perhaps a bit of the pictorialism feel to it. The image was created with an...
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The Dayspring from on High – Alexander Keighley
A bit of pictorialism for this morning’s creative inspiration.
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A wonderful stop-motion short film by Haley Morris which was inspired by her grandfather who had Alzheimer’s. Please vist Haley’s site to see more of her work. www.hayleymorris.net
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Woods – Redding, Connecticut – Paul Caponigro,1969
As I feel that I’ve finally come into my own vision with my photography, I thought I’d look back at some of the photographers who inspired me when I was in art school some 28 years ago. Paul...
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Domenico Riccardo Peretti Griva – Primavera a Gimillian (Cogne), 1930 ca
I love the feel of this image with the shallow depth of field and quality of light. There is a certain sense of loneliness to it for me, from the girl’s expression, to the out-of-focus houses in the...
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Wind and Snow – Ronau William Woiceske, 1937
Art appropriate for the moment. Ronau William Woiceske（American, 1887-1953） Wind and Snow etching
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Evocation I – by Rieko Fujinami
Today’s artistic inspiration is a fresco secco by Rieko Fujinami. I love the delicate old masters quality combined with the rough grittiness.
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Rain Study, Agnes Martin – 1960
Today Google had a piece of Agnes Martin’s art instead of the Google logo. I hadn’t heard of her so I looked her up. The muted colors and basic form of this piece caught my eye. I will have to read...
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Charles Sheeler – Criss-Crossed Conveyors, River Rouge Plant, Ford Motor Company
Having moved back to an area with more aging industrial areas, I’m finding myself drawn to historic works like this one by Charles Sheeler. My photo studio is in a building that had once been a...
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Station Roofs, Pittsburgh – Alvin Langdon Coburn – 1910
This scene has a certain surreal feel to it. Partly because of the angle and perspective, but also because scenes like these seem to be disappearing from the American landscape. My photo studio is...
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Albanian woman Ellis Island – Lewis Hine, 1905
I had the pleasure of seeing the Lewis Hie exhibit at the George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, in Rochester, NY this past week while I was there for a gelatin dry...
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László Moholy-Nagy, Composition A.XX, 1924
Today’s creative inspiration comes from this piece by László Moholy-Nagy. And here is an interesting short video which describes the piece.
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Eggs and Sphere – Paul Outerbridge, 1931
Lately I’ve noticed that I’ve been drawn to geometry in photography and other forms of art. Looking at my recent blog posts here on Defocused we see geometric works by László Moholy-Nagy, Alvin...
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Untitled [Cut Paper Abstraction] – Francis Bruguière, 1920-30
Recently I’ve been feeling drawn to abstractions with my own photography and have begun a series based on the use of paper, light and shadow. This morning I looked at my previous post, Egg and...
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Palm Sunday – Anselm Kiefer, 2006
Palm Sunday 2006 Anselm Kiefer – Image from the Tate http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/kiefer-palm-sunday-ar00038 I first saw Anselm Kiefer’s work over 25 years ago and he remains one of my favorite...
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Prajna – Jim Sincock, 2015
While I mainly share works by other artists who inspire me, I thought I’d share one of my own pieces. Prajna is a large photo encaustic piece I created for my Racine Art Museum Fellowship Exhibition....
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Abstract Painting No. 5 – Ad Reinhardt, 1962
Abstract Painting No. 5 1962 Ad Reinhardt 1913-1967 Presented by Mrs Rita Reinhardt through the American Federation of Arts 1972 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/T01582 This painting by Ad Reinhardt has...
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Untitled (39) – Jim Sincock, 2015
Untitled (39) – cardboard, latex paint, graphite, walnut ink, chalk, Conté, old paper. Sometimes the way to deal with a creative block is to do something completely different from your usual style....
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Untitled, Alfred Leslie, 1953
Untitled, Alfred Leslie, 1953 – mixed media oil and collage on board.
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Boundary, Box 7 – Robert Ryman, 1990
Boundary, Box 7 by Robert Ryman, 1990 – Aquatints with blind stamping, chine collé, graphite, ink, oil, oil stick, and rubber stamp on handmade paper in black cherry wood box with encaustic.
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Robert Motherwell – Collages
About a month ago I started working on small abstract mixed media/collage paintings since I felt the need to take a break from my art photography for a while yet still wanted to create art. During...
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Ben Nicholson, Relief – 1943
It has been a while since I’ve updated this site, and long over due. Here is a piece by Ben Nicholson from 1943.
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Victor Pasmore, Sensory World 5, 1997
This morning’s creative inspiration is this etching & aquatint by Victor Pasmore.
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Anselm Kiefer – Hommage à Omar Khayyám
A bit of creative inspiration from Anselm Kiefer to get me started this morning.
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