[matthew]

This photo's a bit of a cliche, but I still find that I'm spending far too much time looking at it.

I took it with my MF film camera, so if I wanted to spend about as much as decent P&S camera, I could have this scanned and printed five feet wide. (It might be a funny statement, but would it sell at an art fair?)

I just wish it was all in focus.

[Toad]

Well, there's definitely something pleasing about it - the textures, the stark colors and the Superman "S". As you point out, there are a couple of minor technical issues, but I don't think that they really detract from the photo. I am drawn to the left of the photo - particularly the vertical "drips" about a third of the way from the left dad center vertically and the light grey area in the lower left. That's where the meat of the photo is for me.

I have a friend that does stuff like this and does sell the at art fairs - we have shown together a couple of times. There is definitely a market for this kind of thing - likely the same bunch that would have bought abstract paintings a few years back.

I suppose my question would have to be - what are you trying to say here? Whenever I do abstracts, I never really have anything to say - I just like the looks of them. I like the looks of this.

[Irma]

The first thing that jumped on me was the "S" as well and Superman idea. I tried to find Superman in the space... Superman and traction...??? I was not happy with my idea. Then I thought this could be a picture I could give my review based on elements of design.. color, light, lines... and so on... but then, later on, I remembered it and I thought "I think I found the traction... Yes I found it... I like the idea... "

By the textures your pictures makes me think of a tree, the roots of a tree. If that is the case they are very interesting because the sides of the roots, the joins of the horizontals seem to be pulling out(?) that made me think how they joined. I find this very interesting.

I couldn't remove the S idea from the image, so then I thought what if the picture is flipped vertical? I flipped vertical I saw a more strong composition. the light seems to come from above and the "S" disappeared (which I found rather pleasant). I could then concentrate more in the forms (fg and bg) and direction of the lines. I personally understand it better this way. The picture has grown a lot on me, specially when I saw it flipped vertical.

I think my comment is nothing like a review of your work, but rather my thoughts of what I see and how I interpret your picture. Hope it helps.

About marketing... well... the sun rises to all, I am sure there will be people that would love to have this picture display in their home....

[matthew]

Interesting catch in the "S" - I never saw it, and even with it pointed out, it doesn't really jump out at me. Considering how much I like letters and text, that's pretty surprising.

Here it is flipped horizontally:



Maybe it's just because I got used to it the other way, but I don't like it as much when it's reversed.


Rob, there's nothing in particular that this says - just that I liked the strong graphic of the tread pattern on the tire of a scissor-lift truck. (And perhaps that I couldn't find anything else to spend some film on, although this was an odd choice since I was trying out a new colour stock.)

Irma, thanks - learning what you think and see is excellent.

[Irma]

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just that I liked the strong graphic of the tread pattern on the tire of a scissor-lift truck.

The beauty of abstract art... each one can see what they want to see... I still see the roots of the tree...

I like the new rotation Matthew. What I like a lot of your picture and takes a lot of my interest is the right bottom corner (of the latest version), that little triangle the crop makes... I like it a lot. I think it is the perfect balance for all your picture.