Bones – First Proof
by Susan Moore on Feb.07, 2010, under Original Prints
3×4 inch Mezzotint – first proof
There were a couple of things that inspired this print.
Robot Show at Boise Art Museum I saw the ‘All is full of Love’ video by Bjork and was fascinated by the human features in the middle of the robot faces. It really coincided with my Eye image–I was trying to protray an organic, human element trapped in an artificial vessel. I started experimenting with robots with human elements, but that been done A LOT and tossed that idea for the moment. I’ve been doing some sketches on the Death Tarot card (which usually features a skeleton–the card signifies transformation and metamorphosis) so I have a bunch of skull images and drawings. This image just popped into my head–we all have death hovering as a part of our lives. It’s just a matter of time, isn’t it?
Be a little Outrageous – I always play it safe. Deep inside I actually do worry about what people think about my images, more specifically what my images say about me. I recently saw the ad that Lynda Benglis had in the November 1974 issue of ArtForum and I thought now THAT’S outrageous. I should loosen up a little! (not going to post that photo here. Image-google the artist’s name and you’ll know immediately what I’m referring to! Be warned, it’s a tad graphic…whoo boy) So, what I got out of all that: I shouldn’t worry about my art reflecting my thoughts and feelings, that’s what makes one image more interesting than another. And I really shouldn’t worry about what people think it says about me!
March 2nd, 2010 on 10:02 PM
because what they think and what you intended could be very different things- and isn’t that the beauty of art? the skull is great-