It is not just about
the formal quality of the image itself, but also the networks of meaning and social relations it carries with it: humanitarian, celebrity, pop culture, etc..
It depicts a pair of mirror balls, drawn freehand using a computer program and placed at the center of a large blank sheet, both emphasizing the intricacy of the drawing and
the formal qualities of the image.
Throughout the book,
the formal qualities of images often relate in a poetic or lyrical way, allowing for unlikely juxtapositions and connections to emerge between subjects.
Not exact matches
«I am particularly interested in the metaphysical aspects
of painting; achieving that special
quality of formal unity which can instil an almost involuntary yet visually intelligent response from the viewer... for me, tying painting into the realm
of the «visual» holds it somewhat apart from the
image dominated world
of the merely «visible»
Lisa Anne Auerbach: Enlarging the
images emphasizes both the
formal qualities of the pictures and the physicality
of the ink and paper.
Images such as nudes dr02 (2011) become painterly illustrations
of vague desire in which anonymous women sport and pose, their erotic power modified by a muted palette and hazed resolution, while in nudes ar09 (2011) the fetishistic power
of the female subject is all but reduced to lush
formal qualities — a cascade
of thick blonde hair, the curve
of pink thighs, the glossy black
of a stiletto heel.
Guided by their
formal qualities, notably a lattice
of beiges, mauves, and vermillion, Melee collages, crops, rotates, and mounts the
images, often attaching this territory to segments
of track lighting or sculpted and painted fiberglass curtains.
March 1st - Abstract In this workshop, participants will focus on
formal qualities of shape, texture, and color to create abstract
images which break away from any direct references.
I worked with porn
images in part for their transgressive
qualities, but in the end they actually seem very
formal, whereas with the children I was thinking
of this as a really good - natured project.
Noted for his simultaneous commitment to exploring the
formal, abstract
qualities of art (line, texture, composition and, especially color) and the creation
of representational
images drawn from his daily encounters with people and places, Avery's Vermont work vividly captures his family's summer activities and the artist's personal response to the Vermont landscape.
While the filter
of time and familiarity, the abstraction
of black - and - white photography, and the softer focus and smaller scale
of earlier photographic processes have made these
images less shocking, they remain commanding in terms
of formal qualities and content.
Taking a digital
image of a landscape painting by Thomas Gainsborough as his starting point, Ziegler manipulates the
image on a computer, changing the polarity
of the colours and altering their saturation so that the
formal qualities are retained but the colour information is unrecognisably distorted.