Texture and color

Juano

Still trying and experimenting.

Cornflake

Interesting, Cristobal. Keep experimenting!

kurzvorzwoelf

I can see this hanging in some art gallery and people discussing it seriously, like "whoa, what was this intention with all this tonal differences, it must be some expression of conflict in modern society" and at the same time, Cristobal in front of his PC like "hm, what does this slider in PS do again?" hehe.

I agree with Cornflake, it's quite interesting what you are doing there!

Juano

@kurzvorzwoelf said:
I can see this hanging in some art gallery and people discussing it seriously, like "whoa, what was this intention with all this tonal differences, it must be some expression of conflict in modern society" and at the same time, Cristobal in front of his PC like "hm, what does this slider in PS do again?" hehe.

I agree with Cornflake, it's quite interesting what you are doing there!

Conflict in modern society... yes, that was exactly what I was thinking !!

redleash

I think I am back in the 70s! Keep it up, Cristobal -- you are giving us some fun stuff to look at.

WernerG

The set of four with the common theme of the rectangle is very striking.

Juano

@redleash said:
I think I am back in the 70s! Keep it up, Cristobal -- you are giving us some fun stuff to look at.

Ha! I'll take that as a compliment... I guess I'm dating myself!

@WernerG said:
The set of four with the common theme of the rectangle is very striking.

Many thanks.

Cornflake

A friend is an artist whose paintings sell for what seems like a lot of money to me. I've heard that when painters take off in a new direction, there's often a period when the new creations don't really work. It takes a while for the artist to settle in. Meanwhile their agents want them to stop this tomfoolery and go back to what safely sold.

That's just a coda to "keep experimenting."

Stumblebum

Amazing work! Bravo!

Juano

@Cornflake said:
A friend is an artist whose paintings sell for what seems like a lot of money to me. I've heard that when painters take off in a new direction, there's often a period when the new creations don't really work. It takes a while for the artist to settle in. Meanwhile their agents want them to stop this tomfoolery and go back to what safely sold.

That's just a coda to "keep experimenting."

Point taken. Since my previous work wasn't selling for a lot of money (or any money, for that matter) I guess I'm safe to keep on trying things!

In this particular instance, I think that the texture is a bit overwhelming, I need to try different somewhat smoother backgrounds. Lots of fun! Thanks for the comments.

Richard

Very cool. I like the vibrant colors.

Juano

@WernerG said:
The set of four with the common theme of the rectangle is very striking.

@Stumblebum said:
Amazing work! Bravo!

@Richard said:
Very cool. I like the vibrant colors.

Many thanks!

redleash

Yes, meant it as a compliment - although yours is totally abstract this reminds me of Peter Max, who painted sports figures in a similar style to this. And I am dating myself also!