For me, art is a voyage of discovery. I am as surprised by the art I create as anyone else who views it. Though I constantly strive to improve my skills, I am much more interested in creating something new (and hopefully beautiful) under the sun than in craftsmanship. I feel that photography has superseded other forms of art when it comes to reproducing the external world -it is the interior landscape that I strive to explore and reveal.
BIO
Born in Paris, France in 1950. Moved to New York when I was 5 years old. From an early age, developed an (unhealthy? obsessive?) interest in fantasy, science fiction, surrealism and anything that was beautiful and mysterious. My parents called me "Jean de la Lune" because I was often distracted by things that they couldn't understand. Also had an aptitude for drawing from an early age, but never really pursued it seriously back then. Went away to college in 1967, at the time that the psychedelic zeitgeist was reaching critical mass & got swept up in the maelstrom. Ego disintegrated & a new one rose like a phoenix from the ashes. Began drawing & painting in a stream-of-consciousness mode, bypassing the rational mind. Fell in love, moved to Berkeley, California, and had a son. Took art classes (illustration, figure drawing, portraiture, color theory, etc.). In the late 70's, began playing with computers. Learned to program & wrote simple applications for generating visual patterns. Having no real aptitude for marketing my artwork, I instead embarked on a career in information technology, which lasted 22 years, at which time I quit (in May of 2003). My current incarnation as a digital artist began with the first release of Fractal Design Painter. I experienced a breakthrough with the first release of Bryce, which was the medium that enabled me to finally satisfy my creative impulses. I use many other supporting pieces of software (Amorphium, Poser, & several others), but they only provide me with input for Bryce. All of my images are rendered only in Bryce, with no post-processing at all. Each of them starts with a bare-bones idea or model or texture which I then attempt to allow to evolve in whatever direction "it" decides & which I have never been able to predict. I obsessively tweak shapes, colors, textures, & visual relationships until the image seems "right". If the final result is somewhat disturbing and disorienting, yet at the same time beautiful, then I have succeeded...
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Comments (5)
TwoPynts
Live Earth was total bust. I am glad people didn't fall prey to something that was clearly a publicity stunt and wasted more resources that it saved in all likelyhood. I have always been environmentally concious and know we are not doing right by mother earth. On the other hand, the global warming alarmists seem to be going to an extreme. We are in a long overdue climate shift that the earth has been through time and time again. She we conserve, stop deforestation, and do what we can to cut down on greenhouse gases? Absolutely, but it gets under my skin when politicians and celebs flying around in their private jets take the stance of conservation. Whew, thanks for letting me get that off my chest. I hope we can get to the stage you speak of. Neat image -- I like the odd amorphous creature rising from the murk.
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If you're looking for immediately tangible results, then I agree. Live Earth and Big Oil are alike in one respect: Their effects are gradual and cumulative. What they do now has consequences later. IMHO Anything that raises awareness or galvanizes opinion is a positive force for change. Can that really be called a "bust"? BTW I find the image quite enjoyable. Are they life forms from the future?
buzz69
sorry but i agree with twopynts! and although i like a lot of the bands it seems a shame that they wheeled out all the oldies so they could get their faces back in the limelight once again, and withh all thhe traffic congestion to get everyone to the gigs must have completely destroyed whatever awareness they intended! and actually our wembly concert sucked!! only my opinion though as i am an old hippy living in the past and don't don't fly around in planes and helicopters just to go shopping unlike some now to your wonderful piece of art i say Bravo! you always in your work manage to inspire me with your stunning eye for colors! this is gorgeous!! in answer to last comment i agree a little but have to say BUST!!
jocko500
Al Gore have houses that needs a lot of stuff he is against. G. Bush texas ranch is total on sun energy and his truck on the ranch is run on what the Earth people wish. So who are you going to follow. AL Gore who do not do what he say or G. Bush who say nothing but do the right thing to show us how to do it right. The news just do not report what Bush is doing. Love your image Oh all the planets is warming up; read it on the net.
chachi
no humans?!!! won't happen, we run this place. lol.... Actually, no humans,,,,can't wait... the image though has great color and feel but i think it's a bit too busy overall... chachi