Petri Perplex by Synapse
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Something quite different again for me! Actually this dates back five whole years to July 2000, and it's only had the slightest of present-day overhauls, really just colour-tint adjustment and a slight brushwork effect which isn't apparent at this reduced size anyway.
This was the proposed illustration for the front cover of Petri Perplex, what would have been the first Endgame vinyl LP! A very odd album even for us, it still has never been released, the reason being we've struggled to find a decent pressing house that would be economically viable for short runs. It may yet gain a release one day, but is more likely to surface as a CDR, of which we've released many! I decided to show it here without text, as I'm not too happy with the typography I made back then and feel sure it could be improved.
The elements here are mostly flatbed-scanned objects: a drop of water with the rim of a pair of glasses resting in it, leaves and flowers, a coiled telephone cable, a patch-bay lead, earphones, my ear, hair and lips (shows how old this is as I've been clean-shaven for a couple of years now!), a dead moth, a mixture of paint and saliva, and a few pictures of micro-organisms nicked from an old book! The whole thing was meant to look like an unholy fusion of the electronic and the squirmingly organic, to reflect the eccentricity of the album :-D
Thank you as always for viewing and your feedback/critique is much appreciated :-)
(I'm expecting a big "yuck!" from Pascale at least! :-D)
Comments (15)
Gregor.Scharff
I love the fusion of real and sureal . Buddy you made a great& Stunning Compostion!!! Its for the viewer a gift . HUGEST HUGS
AxoNe.FLuX
i love the different surfaces...textures and light giving it a warm glow ...marvelous ^..^
Naichan
I was aware of this, of course, but this is the first time I've seen it at a decent size so I can make out the actual elements. But even at a small size I could tell this had something about it. I guess it's the mysterious, liquid, glassy qualities that appeal to me, and the way that image manipulation is not blatant. Fits the title perfectly too. Hope you can get this released on LP one day, as I'd love to see this reproduced at that size! I miss LP cover art. LPs were a great canvas for artists :-)
Dinhi
Love the ape, human look......super mind candy and would make a smack CD cover! (=
cynlee
very inspirational!! i find the combination of images fascinating & blended so well!!! then composed with space & color with that awesome artistic talent of yours! :]
tibet2004uk
LMAO!! Well my dear Jim, it will surprise u but I don't find anything "yuky" here!! ;) LOL! I find this quite delirious and fun actually!! The background color is one of my fav color and the all mixture looks very "exotic"! Probably the leaves make me say that! It's definitely unusual and SO creatively crazy!! Me like! ;D
Euxeb007
Great art !
cbender
oh... - what's that... definitely different... different textures... different technique... different difference... - i guess i'm different today :D no - really a great compo... a pic where i can sit and watch and sit and watch and watch and detect... and thing and watch... ;) hugs thanks!!!!
crrunchyfrog
Of all your different styles, I think I like this one nearly the best ;) Your composition with natural, manmade, and sometimes gross elements brings such different emotional responses. I really love this one if you can't tell ;) hugs Thank you so much for creating and sharing :D
unstrung65
...I QUITE like this piece!
bevchiron
Love the compostion of this one Jim, all the space & fascinating details, wonderful light too. Different & definitely intriguing! ; )
crypticghost
very provoking blend of imagary. i love it.
tuerda
This is going to sound kinda weird but it makes me think of a scattering of seashells on sand. I suppose it has to do with the array of objects, more than with the objects themselves. It is hard to find a theme in this, but the overall effect is shockingly beautiful.
visionart
~~Your A Man With Many Styles...Most Creative!~
monoceroo
What a fantastically creative collage ... love the different textures and bits used -- all quite unrelated. And yet there is a strange cohesiveness to this. Provoking and excellent work!