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This is a pic of one of my recent paintings - It's based on a photo by Muybridge of some wrestlers.

Oh...really. Good painting, but it had an awkward aura to me in the beginning.

It's what I do Flavius, it's what I do. It's about 120cm x 70cm. I'll post some more for your "expert" opinion.

Good shading! Excellent use of perspective as well, especially on the angle of the guys face and the arm It does look rather odd in the thumbnail view...I was wondering what, exactly it was before I saw the larger version. I like your style though It's cool.

 

Might I ask why you can see the bones in the one guy's leg? I'm sure you intended it, and it looks neat, I was just wondering why you did it that way

Might I ask why you can see the bones in the one guy's leg? I'm sure you intended it, and it looks neat, I was just wondering why you did it that way

 

Sure...It was intentional, I've done a lot of paintings and prints using an X-ray technique. I've been heavily influenced by Francis Bacon and an Australian artist Godwin Bradbeer, they both often X-ray sections in their paintings. Other influences I guess are pop artists like Larry Rivers, David Hockney. I have a fine art degree with honors. In terms of painting my feeling has always been that If I want an exact drawing of something - why bother ? Why not just take a photo ? I like to try to get my paintings to trancend what they are actually "of" and convey a feeling or sensation. Sometimes they're totally abstract, with no recognisable feature at all, but nothing groundbreaking there.

 

Thanks for the comment though, I appreciate any feedback.

That does look very Bacony! I actually thought it was an original I hadnt seen! nice work.