fact and imagination

Thought behind the Thought

Isn't reality always a combination of fact and imagination? And we choose what we want to see and believe? In fact, don't we all define reality as we see it? Some see more of facts, some prefer to colour it with their imagination, a sort of enhanced reality, in a way! Some don't see facts at all, and build up their own reality from their imagination.
So, it is always layered, this world that we see! The only difficulty is in knowing for sure what is fact, and what is imagination! Once you can confidently tell which is which, you can get the true picture.

About the Art

The art of Matthew Cox, brings these two layers together in the most innovative way! Who would believe that X-Rays, those very true pictures of people that clearly show them inside out, could be embroidered with the artist's imagination to produce such amazing works of art?

Matthew Cox is a Philadelphia- based artist who embraces and joins a variety of media to produce several thematic series of work. Medical x-rays and embroidery, couture and crime, rubber stamps, short -story prose and paint all layer toward a darkly comic and anachronistic impression of the human condition in the twenty-first century.

This is what he says about his work:

"Redefinition motivates me to create my embroidered x-rays. The stark clash of two such divergent materials, cloth and plastic, is the simple catalyst. One tactile and labor intensive, the other technical, and quickly a finished product. There’s a wide historical context, one ancient, decorative, and artisanal, the other contemporary and devoid of aesthetic intention. By simply placing one of these materials on top of the other the understood purpose of each is redefined.

For me, stitching has a nurturing aspect and acts as care giving or healing to the injured, a socially feminine sort of action, while the x-ray itself can be considered masculine and unemotional. Finally, my own recognition of what is beautiful [these separately became appealing to me at about the same time]. As an artist who takes on tedious, labor-intensive projects, I am also reacting to the ever-increasing presence of photography in contemporary art – by introducing the process of labor over the quick, slickness of film."

Credits and Source of Information:

http://matthewcoxartist.com/

spaces in between

Please visit website of artist for more spectacular pictures.

LAMADIEU THOMAS is an artist who has an interesting canvas. He captures a piece of sky that in-between buildings. His marvellous interpretations of how that space between buildings transforms into unbelievable pieces of art is really stunning. First a space in between is identified. Then forms, shapes and patterns evolve and what emerges is a fascinating link that connects all elements together.

credits:

http://tlamadieu.wix.com/roots-art

absorb

Jeffrey Allen Price, is a multimedia and interdisciplinary Installation artist. His work often alludes to natural processes such as growth and decay and ultimately comments on consumerism and materialistic culture. His work is often process based and accumulative, humorous and playful.

His statement: “ .... I seek the personal and the universal. I often include organic elements or recycled materials with real and implied transformations taking place in the work. ......... My installations are typically room sized collages of various fragments, assemblages, accumulations of processes I have been engaged with for over 15 years.” 

source:  http://jeffreyallenprice.com

seeds of thought

Collage (from the french: coller, to glue) is a technique of creating art by putting together different forms and materials (paint, newspaper clippings, bits of paper, etc.)   This term was coined by both Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art

Jo Reimer is an artist who works in oil and water colour on canvas, linen and board. to know more about her work, visit http://joreimer.blogspot.in or http://www.joreimer.ca/home.