On Jan 20, 2012, at 10:18 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > Hmmm - a techie version of paint by numbers? > > -p My, the list is judgmental today.
Painting with a projector and a photograph is nothing like painting by numbers. More accurately, it could be considered a contemporary version of the camera obscura, a projecting device that most scholars believe to have been used by Vermeer and other Dutch Masters to create their beautifully detailed canvases. I suspect that painting from a projection is much more difficult and requires much more artistic ability than most would think. It doesn't annoy me in the least. However, I have found nothing to suggest that Steve Mills relies on a projector or other device. He is simply a very talented realist, and his art is well received by most critics. jPaul > > On 1/20/2012 7:40 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> So on the Scrabble discuss list last week someone posted this link >> >> http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/hyper-realistic-paintings-by-steve-mills/ >> >> >> I found it hard to believe. so what is going on here? I think >> this guy used a projector to project a photo he took (the first >> one I might find slightly interesting as a photo in a piece about >> glass , the others, not at all) onto canvas and then added acryllic. >> In the way illustartors used to do to pump out stuff for books quickly. >> >> >> I cynically wrote the poster that I thought they were fake totally >> (photoshop) but apparently they are really large "paintings" . >> >> Anyone know more about Mills? >> >> "Look what I can do" (or look what can be done) art kinda always annoys >> me - unless it is just for fun. >> >> This stuff seems just, well, shallow >> >> What say you guys? >> >> ann >> > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
