Thursday, 27 May 2010

One hundred into twenty-five

see 'One hundred into twenty-five' at deviantART

Inspired to try something with deliberately induced negative space. Despite the strict 100 squares, the manner in which the negative space has insinuated itself forces the viewer to contemplate 25 groups of 4 squares as the primary entities, reading almost as a sequence of comic-book scenes for whcih we we've somehow misplaced the faculty to interpret coherently. Stare long enough (at fullview, naturally), and faces shall surely glimmer back.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

Sick

see 'Sick' at deviantART

The inexorable encroachment of the parasitic viral mycelium of the x-strain of the triboarders spore :O

Colours tweaked in the GIMP for added luridness.

Natural abstract

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Inspired by http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/05/mother-nature-as-abstract-artist.html

Thursday, 20 May 2010

Ancient mosaic

see 'Ancient mosaic' at deviantART

This ancient piece of 'mosaic' flooring predates anything similar previously discovered. Not a true mosaic in that it isn't created from separate peices, rather the mosaic effect has been 'applied' after the glaze, whether deliberately by application of extreme heat or by natural erosion is still under fierce debate. The depiction is obscure, probably some kind of deity, but as little is known of the civilisation that created this city now only seeing light due to the rapidly diminishing ice sheets of Greenland, its elucidation will form the subject of much future study.

Tuesday, 18 May 2010

The secret life of diatoms

see 'The secret life of diatoms' at deviantART

Never easy getting the entire visual field in focus with this microscope... ;)

Monday, 17 May 2010

D-zyne

see 'D-zyne' at deviantART

The very latest in faux-pale-gold-and-copper-enhanced brushed graphite interior bench-and-plinth units for that ultimate style statement.

Sunday, 16 May 2010

Those northern lights

see 'Those northern lights' at deviantART

Enigmatically titled piece that obtained its unusual texture via flam3 rendering.

Friday, 14 May 2010

Re-thinking the cage

see 'Re-thinking the cage' at deviantART

I can never resist for too long a return to boxy abstracts. Now with added mesh.

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Buckle down

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Buckle design in rich bronze.

Monday, 10 May 2010

Passages to inner dimensions

see 'Passages to inner dimensions' at deviantART

One to get lost in, so a large render, plus that characteristic DOF look from flam3.

BOBS triptych

see 'BOBS triptych' at deviantART

I was intrigued by this 7X BOBSscript, recalling an 'era' just prior to my own establishment here. I quickly discerned the salient features of its action and constructed a stripped-down base manually, with an extra transform for greater density. This was proper old-school flameage, and I fancied a bridging exercise, bringing just a hint of new variations and techniques to this form originally delineated by the late venerable master Batoruco. And so this is my tribute, three variations on the same framework utilising substitution, pre-linking and variations not available at that time.