Symbolism is what is familar and yet unknown, the mundane becomes alien, nonsense becomes both meaningful and significant. See a world in a grain of sand.
BIO"Digital Grey" is the name I go by online when displaying artwork, mostly on the web gallery Renderosity. I have worked as graphic designer previously, this was for a local printing company. While there I saw the incredible potential for graphics software and what it was possible to achieve. I emphasis the word potential, as I felt frustrated with the firm's refusal to push the boundaries. All too often layouts were repetitive and visually boring. Clients were left with sloppy sub standard clipart imagery and when the "big disc of clipart" failed it was time to image search google and flout legal and ethical guidelines. Time was never budgeted for the provision of orginal artwork and anything even slightly different or challenging was rejected. I felt I couldn't breathe creatively and as you can imagine I had altercations with the owner, so things ended badly.
This is not a oppurtunity to vent my fustrations, it's just a bit of background on me as a designer. It is my sincere belief that shoddy design practises damage the industry in general and everyone who receives such work. Design or art for me is a labour of love and I sincerly believe that the end party should get the best result possible.
Right now that one is out of the way, so what of me as a Individual? Well I won't bore you with detail here (hopefully). I am currently studying at Newry City Institute, (the course is called Foundation Degree in Interactive Multimedia). Which I am enjoying immensly. I suppose my drive core belief is in perstience, if you want something push for it, and push for it hard. Even when the world kicks you, and the world kicks hard. You just gotta get up and tell yourself it's worth it, even going to college was a victory of sorts. All i'm gonna say is some people stood in my way and I had to fight to be standing here. Anyway enough of all that, why don't you go to the gallery and explore further.
Comments (5)
Synapse
This is a subject I have pretty strong feelings about. It's one of the prime tools of churches and I find it ironic as they will often use it in the context of evil, whereas to me bringing someone down with unnecessary and undeserving guilt is an utterly despicable act in itself. It saddens me that we're so programmed to respond to it, from an early age, and it serves little purpose as it makes us dwell on something negative instead of moving on and learning from it. As for your image itself it's one of the strongest in your gallery for me, it feels intuitive and captures that feeling of being strangled by guilt.
Jay7347
Synapse you and I are on the same page. I was raised Catholic...I know guilt like a worn pair of shoes. Graeme, this is a really cool image. I easily agree again...its one of your best and my fav. Love the way you thought this one out! Vote -jay
bevchiron
Striking composition Graeme, it evokes a strong impression of helplessness & sorrow to me & definitely captures the feeling of being manipulated by powers beyond our control.
cbender
wow - great image, graeme... i definitely like the idea and the thoughts behind...! strong picture!
ISSE
Creative,excellent executed