I titled this one Hydrozen Perogia for word play. So here you have some image play and word play combined, literally. Not only did I produce some visual titillation, I also pasted some cutout text from magazines into this piece. I think some of the text comes from National Geographic magazines from the 1970s. Anyway, I have a bunch of text already cutout from various sources stored up from previous projects ready to be used for future projects.
Every once in a while, I’ll get some interesting titles for artworks and songs traveling through my head. More often than not, I’m engaged in some activity that requires my immediate attention—like driving—when I get these inspirations. So I have to attempt to use mental notations and flags to help me remember to write or draw them down when I get a chance.
My invented word “Hydrozen” is derived from hydrogen, the most basic type of atom on the elemental chart. It’s also an atom that composes part of the molecule for water: H2O, meaning, two hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom, which join together and share electrons in order to balance themselves out and produce what we know of as water. My second invented word is “Perogia” is derived from perigee, which is the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to earth.
In medieval philosophy, water is considered an element, along with fire, earth, and air. Water is the dominant medium I used in the formation of this illustration. However, the large lobular shapes you see composing much of the space surrounding the line work were drawn with Sharpie type pens, which are not water based. The brand of markers I used for this beginning stage are called HobbyColour™. Like Sharpie, I believe the liquid compound ingredients are alcohol variants, such as propanol, butanol, diacetone mixed with different dye colorings. Don’t ask me what those are made of.
Chemistry is a subject that interests me lately. The subatomic particles, atoms, and molecules that compose everything we see are also determinant elements for artistic productions as well. They influence the outcomes of art works. While I appreciate digital art, digital art can’t imitate the natural influences of nanoscopic forces in the physical world. Water can’t really be controlled for example, so I just let it bleed.
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