Monday, April 30, 2007

Illustration Friday: Remember...

This is a piece that I completed a few years ago. Normally I don't like using old work for Illustration Friday, as I think part of the challenge is illustrating the topic at that moment and working under the time constraints. However, when I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do for this week's theme... all I could do was think about this piece and how if I did anything new it would simply be trying to recreate the original.

The piece is made up of several different pieces of paintings that I had done over the past five years. The materials have a physical memory. I had sewn them together and then loosely painted a self-portrait over it. The body of work that this came out of dealt a lot with self-reflection and remembering who I was and the changes that happen.

13 comments:

Jean Katherine Baldridge said...

I think this is perfectly exquisite work

studio lolo said...

I think this is perfect for this week's word evein if it is from your archives. Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Nicely done and a good approach to the theme.

Michael R Fudge Jr said...

Very errie work on this one. I really like, it looks like getting lost in a nightmare. Awsome work of art!

Unknown said...

i really love this

Digital Scott's Illustrationblog said...

Very interesting and fascinating. Hope the show went well.

Cynthia Thornton said...

I like the concept and the technique, it does go well with the topic.

Andrew Thornton said...

I like it too, Cynthia. I think it's roll up in closet in my old room at your house.

janie said...

wow, there's a lot going on there, fabulous piece, love the idea of sewing the canvases together, what size is it?

Anonymous said...

an amazing complex image; what a delight.

Andrew Thornton said...

Janie, fairly large. 4' X 3'.

Janice Ykema said...

you literally sewed it? Very haunting quality to this Andrew...

arvindh said...

This is such a creative collge!