Tag: ART

S_V_H Vogue Image 4

Published on by Scott Von Holzen

With this fourth image Vogue is nearing completion.  What still needs to be done are the words,  a few minor add-on wood pieces,  and the finishing. In past projects finishing meant mostly touching up the paint, and sharpening edges.  What will be different with Vogue is the finishing.

Vogue builds on the influences of the Vivaldi artwork RV531, mentioned in an earlier blog, and the recently completed commercial project, Like A Rock. Where Vogue differs from its predecessors  is the overall emphasis on the decorative.  In addition to my standard touching up I am going to look at adding some extra Art Deco features to Vogue.

My unwritten plan for Vogue was to abandoned more of the last influences of sheet music. With Vogue I am seeing the typical domination of the flow of the music, lessened  by other features that can also represent music.  With the artwork Vogue the next giant step forward may now be possible.  It is time.  After twelve years of work I need to finally step through that door, and close it behind. There are other handles needing reaching.

This is my 550th post. I think that is remarkable documentation of this artist’s journey.  The best is yet to come.

Scott Von Holzen

 

S_V_H Vogue Image 3

Published on by Scott Von Holzen

With image 3 of Vogue I am using a technique for the music first used for the Vivaldi Artwork RV 531. It was that project that l first used a cutting mat with its measuring marks. That allowed me to accurately group together sections of the music. This method also works with Vogue where the background is mostly empty space, and the music groups well together.

Here is my low-keyed explanation of this technique:

This artwork requires an exact plan to place 22 pieces of  good-sized music, in an intentional small length of 64 inches. To make everything fit I knew I had to tighten the spacing of the music.  This action than improves the tension in the artwork, filled up the space of the background, and enhanced the sense of movement of the artwork.

Vogue will be over five feet in length when finished which is a change from my tendency of late of creating artworks around the three-foot range.  My thinking for Vogue was that I needed to create a larger work that  would have more visual impact on the viewer. Bigger would have been even better, but I also want an artwork that I can reasonable price to fit the local market. It does me no good to add to my already large stacks of unsold, 8, 10 foot and longer artworks, all in storage, and all out-of-sight.

Scott Von Holzen

S_V_H Vogue 2nd image

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This is the artwork, Vogue. The background, for now, is finished.  The two side canvases where purposely kept small to give the background a sparse look, but that made the attaching of the music a challenge. Having the aluminum frame mounted to the front of the canvases resolved that issue.  I can now attach the music, or even extra support, all along the frame edge. This results in an open look of the background, and at the same time, will allow the music to seem to be floating across the artwork. Exposing more of the metal also enhances the Art Deco appearance.  

I have always liked the look of Art Deco. My first painting, in that style, was 2015’s I Won’t Dance.  Art Deco is also the theme of the Vogue Madonna video, and now this artwork.   I am looking for new ideas and a fresh new look for 2018. Each artwork builds on the last, but for 2018 I am planning some major new construction starting with Vogue.

Scott Von Holzen