During my adult life I have been
experimental in approach to a love of art and creation. Ever trying to combine imagination
with possibilities, I have created “Steampunk Vixen2”. This digital media installation forms a mysterious
and very different and eerie display. In the perception of continuity, gaps are
often filled in; the result can be fragmented, and paradoxical; without
apparent meaning. “Steampunk Vixen2”becomes
an unpretentious, and dreamlike landscape of provocative aura and escapism. Steampunk
as an escape has leaked into the real world with costumes and working steam powered
machinery, resulting in a state of heightened perception. A moving doll carries
messages of light, shadow, movement and reflection. Through the use unusual
patterns displaying an array of oddly mystical images, one perceives an
emergence of illusion, similar to a glance from the corner of the eye. Over the years, I have realized that my love
and admiration for certain things did not just crop up by random chance. Detailed
pattern, emphasizing form creates interest while producing abstraction between
reality and fiction, producing visual metaphors and purity of image.
experimental in approach to a love of art and creation. Ever trying to combine imagination
with possibilities, I have created “Steampunk Vixen2”. This digital media installation forms a mysterious
and very different and eerie display. In the perception of continuity, gaps are
often filled in; the result can be fragmented, and paradoxical; without
apparent meaning. “Steampunk Vixen2”becomes
an unpretentious, and dreamlike landscape of provocative aura and escapism. Steampunk
as an escape has leaked into the real world with costumes and working steam powered
machinery, resulting in a state of heightened perception. A moving doll carries
messages of light, shadow, movement and reflection. Through the use unusual
patterns displaying an array of oddly mystical images, one perceives an
emergence of illusion, similar to a glance from the corner of the eye. Over the years, I have realized that my love
and admiration for certain things did not just crop up by random chance. Detailed
pattern, emphasizing form creates interest while producing abstraction between
reality and fiction, producing visual metaphors and purity of image.
Martin Heidegger wrote an essay, “The
Question Concerning Technology”, over fifty years ago, but his ideas about
modern technology are still extremely applicable. He says, “…Technology is the
fate of our age, where “fate” means the inevitableness of an unalterable
course” Heidegger maintained that our way of questioning defines our nature. He
argued that philosophy, Western Civilization's chief way of questioning, had
lost sight of the being it sought. As a solution to this condition, Heidegger
advocated a return to the practical being in the world, allowing it to reveal,
or "unconceal" itself as concealment. He is best known for his
existential and phenomenological explorations of the "question of
Being". His best known book, Being and Time, is considered one of
the most important philosophical works of the 20th century.
Question Concerning Technology”, over fifty years ago, but his ideas about
modern technology are still extremely applicable. He says, “…Technology is the
fate of our age, where “fate” means the inevitableness of an unalterable
course” Heidegger maintained that our way of questioning defines our nature. He
argued that philosophy, Western Civilization's chief way of questioning, had
lost sight of the being it sought. As a solution to this condition, Heidegger
advocated a return to the practical being in the world, allowing it to reveal,
or "unconceal" itself as concealment. He is best known for his
existential and phenomenological explorations of the "question of
Being". His best known book, Being and Time, is considered one of
the most important philosophical works of the 20th century.
The
arguments about nostalgia for a time when we were closer to technology, and the
need to understand the past so we can imagine the future, are actually quite
compelling. My work reflects an evolution of objects of pleasure in Heidegger
fashion, as well as from original steam tools
to entirely aesthetic contraptions which are representations of useful things. My
question is, could steampunk, with an emphasis on technology take part in ordering as a way of revealing? Heidegger implies that people are not in
control of what they are developing, that it is fated and destined to happen,
and also mentions that knowledge to create technology was around much earlier
than it is actually created; the ideas were just waiting to be uncovered.
arguments about nostalgia for a time when we were closer to technology, and the
need to understand the past so we can imagine the future, are actually quite
compelling. My work reflects an evolution of objects of pleasure in Heidegger
fashion, as well as from original steam tools
to entirely aesthetic contraptions which are representations of useful things. My
question is, could steampunk, with an emphasis on technology take part in ordering as a way of revealing? Heidegger implies that people are not in
control of what they are developing, that it is fated and destined to happen,
and also mentions that knowledge to create technology was around much earlier
than it is actually created; the ideas were just waiting to be uncovered.
The
fundamental distinguishing characteristic of steampunk is what might be termed
a radical desire for individual freedom. By this orientation, all of reality is
simply information presented to us by the mind, synthesized from the raw data
of experience. Another question is, therefore
could steampunk combined with a moving doll reflect our changing society? A
playful effect of bright colors and the unexpected emerges. By using an
imaginative experimental approach to digital media, I have combined an
accumulation of objects into one coherent outcome. The backdrop is natural
setting of peaceful possibilities. Interpretation of the intricate
interaction of the doll to the observer is a moving symphony in progress for
the eyes. With meticulous attention to detail and observance of the elements
such as light, colors, textures and patterns, the elements of composition are explored. It's an opportunity for close visual
observation of the details of a moving doll's face. Character and the personal
history that are written on it, as the artful digital media composition blooms
forth. Patterns of interest from clothing to soft fresh skin tones and textures,
facial expressions, take the mundane out of the doll, thus elevating her to an
art form of creation as an
artistic product that is pleasing, interesting, and unique. My art is a trek
into the fantasy world of what if? If all was perfect like dolls playing in a
happy cartoon with no evil; then how would things be? This project has taught
me many things, the most important being that I have to always remember to
enjoy the little things.
fundamental distinguishing characteristic of steampunk is what might be termed
a radical desire for individual freedom. By this orientation, all of reality is
simply information presented to us by the mind, synthesized from the raw data
of experience. Another question is, therefore
could steampunk combined with a moving doll reflect our changing society? A
playful effect of bright colors and the unexpected emerges. By using an
imaginative experimental approach to digital media, I have combined an
accumulation of objects into one coherent outcome. The backdrop is natural
setting of peaceful possibilities. Interpretation of the intricate
interaction of the doll to the observer is a moving symphony in progress for
the eyes. With meticulous attention to detail and observance of the elements
such as light, colors, textures and patterns, the elements of composition are explored. It's an opportunity for close visual
observation of the details of a moving doll's face. Character and the personal
history that are written on it, as the artful digital media composition blooms
forth. Patterns of interest from clothing to soft fresh skin tones and textures,
facial expressions, take the mundane out of the doll, thus elevating her to an
art form of creation as an
artistic product that is pleasing, interesting, and unique. My art is a trek
into the fantasy world of what if? If all was perfect like dolls playing in a
happy cartoon with no evil; then how would things be? This project has taught
me many things, the most important being that I have to always remember to
enjoy the little things.
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