![]() ![]() In high school I was silk screening psychedelic posters for concerts and events. How many years back should we go? In elementary school I was copying op art paintings by artists like Frank Stella and Bridget Riley. How has your work evolved over the years? In a few paintings I have incorporated LED lighting to enhance their luminosity. I am constantly attempting to create paintings that glow, as though they are backlit. What both groups of paintings have in common is an emphasis on light. The dark palette is reminiscent of the palette of Pierre Soulages and Mark Rothko’s darker paintings. The bright palette harkens back to op art and psychedelic art of the 60’s. Right now I am working on several pieces with a very bright palette, including fluorescent pigments, and several more that are dark and brooding. My color palette goes through wild mood swings. ![]() My goal is that the finished painting has lots of depth, an immaculate finish, and luminosity. Then with a brush, palette knife, and spray gun I apply multiple layers of translucent paint. The design is fully laid out, and the approximate colors are there. The printed canvas is like an underpainting in traditional art. I refine the better results and have them printed on canvas. Now the computer serves as my sketch pad, an efficient way to explore lots of ideas for paintings through trial and error. Ten years ago I began to use Photoshop because I was creating paintings with a digital content of 1’s and 0’s. The majority of my recent art starts out on my computer, using Photoshop. I was supposed to follow in my father’s and grandfather’s footsteps by becoming an architect, but in high school decided that I preferred the hands-on nature of fine art. Consequently, my siblings and I had virtually no choice but to be interested in art and architecture. Our home was filled with painting and sculpture by both local and international artists. My mother was talented at drawing and sculpting, though never pursued either except as hobbies. My father was an architect and the owner of a contemporary art gallery. “I am constantly attempting to create paintings that glow, as though they are backlit.” Learn more about the artist and his multilayered process. Each painting glows from within its minimalist but dimensional composition. Devices don’t have to have that special feeling of amazement if they help you out and do what you need them to do.Influenced by color field painting and op art, Tom Bolles approaches his work with an emphasis on light. Since then the phone has become just a phone to me. When the iPad came out it was like being able to expand that world into new vistas. When the app store came out it was like entering a new world. When the first iPhone came out it was a marvel. If you were in charge at Apple, what would you add or change? What is your favorite feature of the iPhone/iPad? ![]() My phone is on my pretty much at all times. How many times a day do you use your iPhone/iPad?Ī dozen? Hard to say since I use it for podcasting, checking feeds, listening to audiobooks etc. I think if I knew, I would have downloaded it, lol. It looks through your photos and reminds you of what you were doing on this day say, 5 years ago. And Tripit is indispensable to me when traveling. I also rely on Feedly quite a bit for keeping up on news. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |