Formal Impressionism
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"The goal of Formal Impressionism is to portray the
personal nature of a subject by arranging a specific combination of physical
attributes that reside within human perception of that subject."
Formal Impressionism began with my examination of the work of
Nagel. I found his use of line to convey form and shadow evocative, and some of
my earliest work experimented directly with his style.
Formal Impressionism then evolved under the influence of Auguste Renoir,
Eyvind Earle and Frank Frazetta, incorporating impressionist principles that
creatively use color and light to convey emotion and mood. Other influences that
contributed to the development of my Formal Impressionist work were Piet
Mondrian, Syd Mead and Wassily Kandinsky.
Formal Impressionism is a collaboration of color and line.
Unlike classic impressionism, Formal Impressionism focuses equally on the color
AND form
of the subject (hence the name). Many crucial intangibles are exhibited though
line: expression, posture, reaction to a subject's environment, suggestion of
movement, interaction with the viewer.
Despite an intense focus on the unique physical specifics of
a subject, Formal Impressionism is not interested in creating direct
representations of subjects. This is not the art of pursuing realism, but a
metaphoric cubism designed to allow a viewer to wrap their mind around the
contents of a subject while minimizing the baggage that comes with literal interpretation.
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