2011 Artists - ArtLoveMagic
Written by ArtLoveMagic Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:16
As a year ends, it’s good to reflect on the creative work you’ve done. We sent out an invitation to a few dozen artists to share a piece of visual art they created it 2011 and tell us a bit about it. Specifically we asked them to choose a piece they were proud of.
A variety of artists answered the call, from many different mediums. There’s been no effort here to order them into any categories. What follows is a mash up of Dallas area artists from illustrators, to painters, photographers, and even sculptors. Also included are a few former Dallas-ites who’ve now moved around the world and still have a connection to artlovemagic.
You can click on each image to see it a bit larger, or follow the link after to see more of the artist’s work. Enjoy.
Check out a few below, then hop on over to the ArtLoveMagic website to view the whole collection. Pretty impressive, Dallas.
Jonathan Davis
“Medusa”
mixed mediums on cotton paper, October 2011
18.5 x 12.75 inches
Medusa was once a beautiful, lovely woman. She was so beautiful and desired, a god took her innocence by force, raped her, and left her all alone. When Medusa came to Athena for help, Athena took the side of the god who raped her, since he was a god as well, and Medusa was simply a human that was as beautiful, if not more, than Athena. She then cursed her to be alone, deformed and never to know love. Athena turned such beauty into such horror, and left her at the end of the world. Later on she was be-headed by Perseus. I just wanted her to be remembered, not as a monster, but a beautiful woman who never had a chance. She symbolizes to me in many ways, what women have been dealing with since the beginning. This is a tribute to Medusa, the most beautiful woman that ever walked the planet.
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Lawrence Alexander
I created this piece entirely in Adobe Illustrator. I treated it sort of as an optical illusion meshing his cloths with the background, bringing out the man himself. I used blending and meshing techniques that I have never used before, and I feel it is pretty unique to a lot of art that is out there. It was an open door to more styles of art.
Sherry Smith Muldoon
I have had more mixed emotions this year than any other. On September 17th, my son was born. I have never experienced so much pain and joy all at the same time. It’s really confusing in a way. Like every other mom with a camera, he has become my biggest muse. This is my favorite image of 2011. Most newborn photographers do the sleeping baby shots. But, for Gabriel, I like to see his eyes open. He has been called an old soul a few times with his incredibly deep eyes. This image is important because, I have had to do a lot of trusting in God this year. Gabriel was actually on an incline and I had to be really quick to make this happen. I was so nervous that the basket would tip over and than I would really label myself a bad mother. However, when I got the shot back, it was clear that the angels were holding him in place. I’m pretty sure that you can see it in the photograph, if you really look.