Do you have a website/Instagram etc?
Not atm but just today I was thinking about creating a website.
I will share it here when Iāve got something done. 
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I see some of the same techniques that Francis Bacon used.
Nice colors too.
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Thanks! Iām a huge fan of his work.
Iāve made an effort to steer away from that influence since though.
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Yeah these are great. Interesting, minimal, tasteful. Would love to see more
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Thank you. Iāve been too busy with painting lately.
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Oh! I called it!
Iām glad you said that, because I almost pointed out that your composition had nothing to do with him, but I didnāt know if you were going for it or not.
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Itās interesting. I see such great art on here and sometimes itās discouraging knowing my stuff isnāt as evolved. But then I remind myself that a primary and basic style was the same merit. Yes, it is amateurish, but there is a need for that kind of contrast.
If I was as good as everyone else, then there wouldnāt be anywhere else for me to go.
Same for music. Iām so happy I struggle with it so much, so that way there will always be a place for me to go. Something just out of reach.
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A cool workaround would be to paint the generated image. The use of reference images also leads to some issues though, like Fairy and the Obama painting, or Lichtenstein and the comics.
But even Norman Rockwell painted from photo references that he shot himself.
I hear you. I guess no matter how good you are, happiness comes from the struggle.
The attitude of Francis Bacon was really crucial for me to start painting.
There are some good documentaries on YT that made me think why not give it a try.
Learning your own technique and just trying to find your own style is very fun, and often times tedious and infuriating hehehe.
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Yup. I see the economy of technique in some work in museums. Sometimes itās the limitations that dictate the composition. And as long as you stay quiet about it, it can be seen as intentional, when really itās a compromise.
Look at Van Gogh. His style was trash compared to his contemporaries, but defined his generation.
Iām interested to see how far I can take it, for all my experiences led to me being here and now, and it informs all my decisions.
And Bacon literally willed himself to being an artist. He was a furniture designer. Saw Picasso, and declared that he could do the same thing.
His later work catered to expectations though because of his need for fame.
Itās funny, Iām in school now for art at City Colleges. And I had to do a paper on an artist, and I chose Bacon. Itās documented that he was sexually attracted to his father.
So the title of my paper was āI love you, daddy.ā
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Never worked with pastel chalk or dry pigments before, care to share any thoughts on your process?
Nice focus points, looks kinda gloomy otherworldly landscapeāish to me. Good choice with the frames too!
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Started playing around with data-bending the other night. Excited to learn more about this, these were all made by importing the photoās raw data into Audacity and then applying various effects and then re-exporting as the original file format. These are very half hazard and random, but I can definitely see the possibility for more deliberate results that are still somewhat unpredictable.
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Yeah please do!
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Neat! Iām curious how the green tint comes to be in the third image.
Any approximate guide on how to do that? Is there anā¦ āexport as .wavā feature hidden somewhere in your photo editing software or something, haha
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In Audacity there is an āimport raw dataā option where you can import other file types and it converts them into wavs. .exe files are instant harsh noise tracks lol. Iām planning on doing more with that and cutting up weird clicks and pops it makes to use as attack transients in my rytm. Hereās a video I watched to get started
Also Iām not sure which was which anymore but i think the third image was a pitchshifting experiment.
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