Saturday, March 21, 2015

Warhol-ed!!!!

There is a backlash to the "Fifty shades of grey phenomena." It has us all hungry for color. Not pale or wimpy tones. But bold, bright, hot, saturated colors lifted from yesteryear's neon pop art! Like the flat style of the artwork prevalent fifty years ago, we yearn for simpler times. So together, let's tune in, turn on and let the Andy Warhol vibes carry away.

Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Mao and.......our own iconic glamor girl, Aayeesha!

Let's be inspired by an era when the true heroes of the day were...ARTISTS!!!!!

With the use of flat slabs of color, this is a place where the photos take on a new and vibrant life.

It is a place where the photo becomes a drawing and together they are inseparable.

With just a few calculations, the computer replaces the acid trips of a generation and yet, still produces a wildly exotic concotion?

Our trip is not over. In the depths of the imagination, exists a strangely beautiful garden where a purple princess lives.

Or was it a wild and beautiful creature from the depths of infinity that invades our dreams......

...and feeds on our creative energy.

In this garden, a rare orchid blooms.

Other flowers appear. They are fragrant and magical, pulling us into their colorful fantasy.

Out of nowhere, a beautiful girl steps forth to remind us....

...this is only a fantasy where inspiration from the iconic art is the true star and the rest is no more than....a digital illusion.

4 comments:

  1. Hi April, I LOVE these pictures!
    I'm huge fan of Warhol's art and of the whole pop art concept, a great post!

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  2. Thank you, Billa. I love Warhol as well. Once I got the idea, I had to figure out how to imitate his artwork. It wasn't as straight forward as I thought. Nonetheless, once I played around in Photoshop, this became a lot of fun!

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  3. Great effects, very Warhol-y indeed! Wasn't he awesome, I still love his art very much!

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  4. Hi Linda. Thank you. I had been wanting to do something very 60's because I love that whole period of pop-art. There are a number of other works I wanted to try, but Warhol was the most inspiring and when you translate it working in Photoshop, it is quite addictive!!!!

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