I wanted to hold back on overcorrecting the image so it would still retain an Impressionist feel.
This blog was set up as a requirement for the digital photography class I took in 2009 at St. Louis Community College. The blog is linked to a photo storage site where the class assignments were posted. I immediately liked having a blog and started posting. I have taken film classes and posted some papers I wrote about films. In 2013 the web site Digital Media Journey was built. I have lately been taking art history classes. The image of the windmill below will link to my web site.
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Restoring another Image for Eberly
Eberly had this image which was taken on a Blackberry with a 2MP camera. She wanted to have me fix it up.
I wanted to hold back on overcorrecting the image so it would still retain an Impressionist feel.
I wanted to hold back on overcorrecting the image so it would still retain an Impressionist feel.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Kehinde Wiley and Matisse's Decorative Style
It is not difficult to recognize a Kehinde Wiley portrait with its arabesque, often floral pattern that comes out of the background and goes in front of the subject.
Matisse in his Harmony in Red (called Red Room or Krasnaya Komnata by The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia) has a floral pattern as wallpaper that becomes also the table cloth.
The flower arrangement in the pattern also becomes the still life flowers on the table. In Prince Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria from the series Jamaica, 2013, Wiley has the tattoo design on the male subject as part of the background pattern.
Matisse's decorative phase was temporary and often derided by critics. Wiley with the exception of some of his stained glass works, doesn't appear to be giving up this style. The recent Obama portrait will probably bring more demand for his patterned portraits.
Young adults and children are fans of Kehinde Wiley. When The World Stage: Jamaica, came to London in 2013 there was a Tate Talk, Q&Artist: Kehinde Wiley Curated by and aimed at 15–25 year-olds. On school tours the students are more involved with a Kehinde Wiley than they are with the OLD MASTERS.
Matisse in his Harmony in Red (called Red Room or Krasnaya Komnata by The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia) has a floral pattern as wallpaper that becomes also the table cloth.
The flower arrangement in the pattern also becomes the still life flowers on the table. In Prince Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria from the series Jamaica, 2013, Wiley has the tattoo design on the male subject as part of the background pattern.
Matisse's decorative phase was temporary and often derided by critics. Wiley with the exception of some of his stained glass works, doesn't appear to be giving up this style. The recent Obama portrait will probably bring more demand for his patterned portraits.
Young adults and children are fans of Kehinde Wiley. When The World Stage: Jamaica, came to London in 2013 there was a Tate Talk, Q&Artist: Kehinde Wiley Curated by and aimed at 15–25 year-olds. On school tours the students are more involved with a Kehinde Wiley than they are with the OLD MASTERS.
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