Migration Mixed Media Art Pieces for Bagavagabonds Art Show

The theme of the Bagavagabonds show this time was MIGRATION. I decided to juxtapose two different styles of migration for my series of 6 mixed media pieces. I took photos that I took from a couple cities (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, and Brussels) showing different forms of transportation - elevators, airports, a bike rack, a subway. a ferris wheel, and a freeway - and printed them in grayscale on acetate paper. I positioned these with original pages from a vintage book on evolution I found at my favorite bookstore (my blog on this bookstore here). I wanted to show the immediate literal migration of people versus longterm migration of the theory of evolution. Here some photos of my process and the final product (All my pieces sold out for a great cause!) You can see photos of the art show reception here.

 

California Art Explosion Art Show

I was in an art show last weekend that was California themed. You can see photos of the event here.

This blog illustrates my artistic process behind the pieces. I started out with three metal pieces and drilled holes into the tops. Then I drew the figures with a black prismacolor pen. I cut out sections of old maps of California for wisps of hair and adhered them to the pieces. Then I painted on the metal using black acrylic paint and spraypainted with silver spray paint to push the acrylic into the desired shape while it was still wet. I wrote original quotes onto the work and tied black velvet ribbon through the holes to hang. Enjoy.