Exploring Dimensions
April 16th, 2007[-art, photography, poetry-]
Today’s image comes from Maureen Shaughnessy, the talented photographer and artist who has been a frequent contributor to The PCQ. She continually explores deeper and deeper into the possibilities of photographic/drawn art alterations.
I asked Maureen about this image and she said that she took a painting of a “normal, boring fish” and digitally altered it giving the appearance of perspective and swimming in different positions…” Maureen was working with the idea of “taking a flat…almost cut-paper or 2-dimensional tapestry gradually…transforming into a 3-dimensional dream image as you go right.”
I love not only the image she came up with, but the visual, design and metaphorical exploration behind it.
To accompany her image, she includes the following:
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And a part, just a little part of a poem by one of my very favorite Mostly, I want to be kind. And nobody gets out of it, having to
And look! look! look! I think those little fish
And probably, they can do it. — by Mary Oliver |
Linking literary works to art - whether they are your own words or someone else’s - can add a further dimensionality that enhances both.
thanks, Maureen for an inspiring alteration.
This image is part of Maureen’s Alterations and Digital Collages set
Here’s a link to Maureen’s blog, Raven’s Nest
All Maureen’s articles on The PCQ.
Here’s a PCQ science article on Dimensions
Originally published in the original Practically Creative blog, March 2006
