Sunday, 6 February 2011

Basquiat inspired scavenger hunt

Famous quote from Jean-Michel Basquiat:
"I start a picture and I finish it.  I don't think about art while I work.  I try to think about life"

I don't think about art either while I take photographs.  I try to think about life too, and with that, some of you who have been following me regularly might know that this month my muse (and in doing so he is my creative inspiration for the month) is the famous artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. The other day I mentioned that I had a dream Basquiat and Andy Warhol dream! and after it I came away with the fact that to pay homage to him I really needed to also try to create something new in his style.   This is one of the photographs that I came up with yesterday:

The Chase
The above is just one of the images that I created from things that I saw whilst going for a walk and seeing life which I might otherwise not have done had I not had him as my inspiration for the month!   

trompe l'oeil

Basilisk stare

Stalker
The shadow
I love the magnifying glass on my old Kodak Duaflex, it reminds me of the old 1950's TV screens.  The camera needs fixing to get film to work through it, but I still like the pictures you see through the window and not the lens.

Walk like an Egyptian
Sparkle
The best window of all though is the one I carry about with me everywhere.

Prisoners of the eye
I love the changing reflective colours of the sea and the way the waves ebb and flow

Big blue
Deep

Anika set a challenge at ACoLab.  Her challenge was to go to Page 25 of a magazine and let it provide inspiration!  She did say it could literally be page 25 or to use whatever was on that page to inspire.  I have mainly been reading books, and every magazine I flicked through for some reason featured a full page advert on page 25!  I didn't find the adverts inspiring that I came across so I decided to make my own adverts instead!

Cherry Pop

Call Girl
So easy a robot could make it.

Basquiat is my muse for February and I am loving it.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Prompt words were: Activity, Water, Quote, Window and Page 25 of a magazine.
Hope you can see which photograph fits each prompt!

This is what I and my family get up to!


Unknown Mami
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    25 comments:

    1. Unknown6 February 2011 at 07:33

      Strikingly original photographs, very artistic!

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    2. Buckeroomama6 February 2011 at 08:27

      I love your interpretation for Window! You always do come up with creative ones. :)

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    3. BLOGitse6 February 2011 at 09:27

      You've been very productive, great works!
      Have a good week ahead!

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    4. Anonymous6 February 2011 at 11:31

      Prisoners of the Eye is amazing.

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    5. sheila6 February 2011 at 11:32

      Very nice shots! LOVE the eyeball one! It's so important to find your muse! I'm glad you have.

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    6. Kelly Frances Dunn6 February 2011 at 12:46

      Prisoners of the eye is very cool! I agree with it being the window for everywhere :)

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    7. Formerly known as Frau6 February 2011 at 13:39

      I love these pictures....I'm having a hard time thinking outside the box...really love your inspiration. Have a wonderful Sunday!

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    8. Anika6 February 2011 at 13:46

      So creative!! I love it! That shot into the duoflex and the eye are my faves. Im off to read about your dream! How could I miss that??
      PS-ACoLab post is up, can you believe it?

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    9. Secret Mom Thoughts6 February 2011 at 13:59

      Very creative. I love the ones of Dexter and the masks.

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    10. Michelle6 February 2011 at 14:55

      So creative! Isnt it strange that every pg 25 had an ad? Who knew there were 'rules' like that!

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    11. StarTraci6 February 2011 at 14:58

      Just wonderful -- I especially love the reflection in the eye and Sparkle. You truly seem inspired!

      :-)
      Traci

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    12. Adoption of Jane6 February 2011 at 15:50

      Fascinating shots!

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    13. Bird's Eye View Photography6 February 2011 at 17:19

      Your photographs are art. Very interesting to look at!

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    14. R Montalban6 February 2011 at 18:31

      You are all extremely kind with what the comments you have left, thank you so much, I am really very flattered by them.

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    15. julie6 February 2011 at 18:47

      So creative!! Love the eye shot :)

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    16. A'n'G Johnson6 February 2011 at 18:51

      What cool masks!

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    17. Joanna Jenkins6 February 2011 at 23:00

      Fantastic images. I'll be watching your February images, you're off to a great start.
      Cheers, jj

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    18. R Montalban6 February 2011 at 23:05

      You are all really kind by leaving me such nice comments, I am sincerely flattered.

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    19. Mommy2Four6 February 2011 at 23:07

      Love the masks! Very cool!

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    20. Lisa7 February 2011 at 01:15

      Very cool! The masks are really very interesting and your own ads were just great!

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    21. Maude Lynn7 February 2011 at 02:51

      These are so cool! I love Basquiat.

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    22. R Montalban7 February 2011 at 08:46

      Again, thank you so much for leaving me kind comments Mama Zen, Lisa and Mommy2Four. Mama Zen I am glad to hear that you love Basquiat too, and the fact that you do and you like these I hope means I am paying homage to him well! Thank you all once again for your kind comments and hope you pop by again sometime soon.

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    23. qandlequeen7 February 2011 at 18:28

      Very cool. You're definitely taking your photography into a very artsy realm.

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    24. Claudya Martinez9 February 2011 at 01:50

      This was a friggin' awesome post. I loved all of the images. ALL OF THEM.

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    25. R Montalban9 February 2011 at 10:46

      I am very flattered qandlequeen and Unknown Mami by what you have written. Thank you so much.

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