Attributed to John Lennon - tho I don't know for certain he said it, but once, when asked what music he listened to, he replied, "My own".
I've thought about that comment for many years - and while I ascribe to it as an over-riding philosophy, I also believe it's nearly impossible to not be drawn in by other people's work.
As always, the magic is, what you do with inspiration...
I love the last one - ad the use of stamps in a different way! Thanks for sharing these!
June 23, 2013 at 7:54 PM
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as i move to the next stage of decorating my torso (it's finally the color i want it to be - funnily enough, based on leftover paint from my beloved blue room), i find myself turning to saul steinberg. a jew who fled europe in the years leading to WWII, he became the quintessential new yorker and was, for years, a cartoonist at the new yorker.
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i'm drawn to his simple lines, his use of rubber stamps, his clever fingerprints, his small topographies and the way in which he mixes styles. especially that last bit.
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i do like to draw and mostly i draw plants and feathers, but also buildings - barns and houses. i had a couple of steinberg's books from the library a couple of months ago and i snapped these iPhone shots of the things i wanted to save.
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there's something about me and inspiration and i never know when i will actually use it, but i am a compulsive collector of things which inspire. but, if you've been coming around here any length of time, or follow any of my 119 pinterest boards, you know that.
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i love this passport photo steinberg made with his own fingerprints. a passport is an identifying document, and what could be more identifying than a fingerprint. it's genius.
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this seems to have been made of spilled ink - i love the notion that something artistic and beautiful can come of a mistake and i imagine being able to use that on my torso somewhere.
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here's some of that mixed style i was referring to - all within one piece. the man in the middle is my favorite. people aren't really something that i draw much, but i'd like to try something like that.
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i love the way these small, disparate drawings are connected by ladders and stairs, it has an autobiographical ring to it that i think will be perfect on my torso.
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and a collection of meaningful objects - this is the kind of thing i draw in my art journals - just collections of the random things which are lying around the house.
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and this use of rubber stamps in an unexpected fashion just speaks to me. i guess i'd better get to work.
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Close this window Jump to comment formAttributed to John Lennon - tho I don't know for certain he said it, but once, when asked what music he listened to, he replied, "My own".
I've thought about that comment for many years - and while I ascribe to it as an over-riding philosophy, I also believe it's nearly impossible to not be drawn in by other people's work.
As always, the magic is, what you do with inspiration...
June 19, 2013 at 5:48 PM
I love the last one - ad the use of stamps in a different way! Thanks for sharing these!
June 23, 2013 at 7:54 PM