HDR

Check out Trey Ratcliff's HDR photography....great work!
http://www.StuckInCustoms.com

Man on horse by Marino Marini

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

Tuscon sculptor Marino Marini Man on Horse at the Peggy Guggenheim museum sits in the garden overlooking the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. The piece certainly arouses one's curiosity.
http://www.reidsitaly.com/destinations/veneto/venice/sights/peggy_guggenheim.html

http://www.venice-sights.co.uk/peggy-guggenheim-museum.htm

What is Artistic Integrity?

What is the meaning of artistic integrity and why is the word integrity so different in the arts? What's the incentive for becoming a true artist?

In Search

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

Even in an almost dying state, subconsciously we yearn towards the warmth of comfort, an innate sense that lurks within every life form. The exterior, although seemingly harsh, only serves to embellish the facade that protects the delicate succulent interior. I lay dormant, I scream patience, I await...

Brushstrokes

"I paint for myself. I don't
know how to do anything
else, anyway."
                 - Francis Bacon

Brushstrokes

"Only when he no longer
knows what he is doing does
the painter do good things."
                                -Edgar Degas

Final "Of the Heart"

First of all, photographing this was quite a challenge. I had to pick one thing or the other to highlight. In this case, I chose to highlight the EKG line since numerous photos of the background was already shown. There is no variation in color of any part, only the intensity of the hue. To further enhance the integrity of the line, I chose to achieve this in relief as I wanted to show a formation of the rhythm of life.

So to explain the meaning of this piece, it's no secret the background represents a broken heart, filled with bitterness, sadness and anger. The use of color and strokes sets this tone. What calms this persona is the dance of the cardiac rhythm that displays itself boldly atop this tangled fury. My use of the EKG was to show a sense of regulation of only which the kindness of the heart can offer by it's very nature. The quality and structure of the line shows strength and the ability to soothe and overcome chaos.