Supplant (version 1)

This one approaches a general theme I’m working towards. Hybridization is something I like doing with regard to traditional and digital media. I used to incorporate plant material into my traditional mixed media works in my last days of living on a farm in Nebraska. The farm landscape there provided an abundance of organic material, old found objects, and other unwanted pieces of junk from yesteryears I felt inspired to use for art.

This piece captures another dimension that’s analogous to the above pursuits. I drew with ball-point pen and alcohol based markers—which I purchased from a seller in China—on a used manilla folder that had some labels glued to it from a previous project. It’s this idea of drawing on pieces of paper that would normally be thrown in the trash. It’s this idea of taking snapshots of a corner of an abandoned loading dock for a warehouse where weeds are starting to take over the lot of asphalt. It’s this idea—which is nothing new—of developing collage work. Yet, it’s my unique style, my unique touch, for which no one else can generate. I have a rare vortex of power in me that allows me to produce creations of art that surpass much of what is made today.

I suspect that this piece will attract the attention of corporations who employ appropriation artists hired to hunt for innovative ideas from unknown geniuses they can try to imitate and claim as their own. I feel that good about this piece. Mark my words. Watch. You will start to see art like this in media and advertisements in a few weeks after seeing this. I know that I sound like a braggart saying these things, but, at this point, it’s one of the few things I have left. This predatory world is merciless in obstructing unknown people with talent from fulfilling our dreams as full time artists with sufficient amounts of resources and supplies required for our vision to be truly creative.

Most people don’t realize the amount of work that goes into making the art that I make. First, I spend unmeasured amounts of time making my art with traditional media, such as drawing and painting. Then I convert the traditional media into digital media by scanning it on to a computer. Then I spend hours manipulating and editing the newly converted digital media. Then it takes varying amounts of time trying to think of something to type up for a blog to go along with the finished digital image prepared for internet consumption. Most people just see the finished product, and, if they even think about it, they think it looks like an easy process.

I titled this piece Supplant because the organic matter is supplanted into the drawing I made on a manilla folder. The colors are perfect for the season as we approach the middle of Summer. I felt that the mosaic bodies resemble currents of wind, but they’re black in color. I suppose they can be thought of as nets of some sort, catching the currents of the hot Summer breezes as they hang on to the stalks of the grasses and weeds.

Specifications:

Title: Supplant (version 1)

Source mediums: Ball-point pen and alcohol based marker on manilla folder paper digitally combined with organic material

Source drawing completed: 6/5/2016

Print medium: Hewlett Packard printer ink from Hewlett Packard DesignJet Z2100 printer on Hewlett Packard print paper (Note: print can be made with archival paper and printer if requested)

Digital manipulation completed: 6/12/2017

Dimensions of print: 34 inches by 26 inches (or special request size)

Number of limited edition prints: 25

Investment of print not framed: $90.00

Investment of print framed: $425.00 (shipping included)

Contact me: artofevan@hotmail.com