Projecting and Experimenting
by deanmelbourne
I am always on the look out for images that carry the same atmosphere that I look for in my own work. I was really excited to find a book in a second hand book stall in Llangollen, North Wales. It was a book of soft focus late 70′s maybe early eighties photography that accompanied the Poetry of the ancient greek poet Sappho.
The book was really expensive so I was a bit naighty and took some shots of the images on my phone! I felt like James Bond stealing the plans of an evil genius.
What I got where even more distorted and strangely cropped images of odd lesbian erotica. The mood of them sits well with The Ebony Tower (dispite no lesbian activity in the story.) The theme of back to nature and a sense of Eden comes through. The other images here are distorted and cropped images from 60′s and 70′s playboy mags. What you see here are just projections for me to decide on scale and how I will treat the image.
I thought it might be nice to let you see this stage and get some of your thoughts so please leave me some feedback!
This last image is an experiment painting over another painting, not sure where its going but i thought I would share.
Good work Bond!
The first and third projected images here made me think of the lake and sunbathing scenes. I think you are right about black and white paintings not sitting right with the project because colour is so fundamental. It would however be interesting to see these two images, and maybe a couple of others as loose drawings in carbon or ink alongside the large scale planned lake painting/installation piece. I think these body/ landscape details would tie in with the beautiful and erotic details flashing through his mind at that time when he is so focused on the girls bodies.
Gorgeous projections!