{"id":253,"date":"2020-05-09T21:35:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T21:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/art-demo\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2020-05-09T21:43:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T21:43:29","slug":"andrew-walsh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/art-demo\/advanced-art-studio-showcase\/andrew-walsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Walsh"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArtist Statement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

When I was younger, I would often take empty cardboard boxes that we had and place them in a way to mimic what was, in my mind, an environment. This concept is the foundation behind my series of works.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My works, Crafted Environments<\/em>, take their inspiration primarily from makeshift dioramas made out of cardboard and paper. A subject that interested me was what would a real world natural environment look like if constructed from man made materials in this manner. The result was a series of forests depicted at different times of years and different colors; all depicted as though constructed from paper and cardboard. I wanted to make the environments appear inviting, as though you could step into the image and walk around the environment. For this reason I chose to create these environments digitally using 3d modeling software. If I had made these out of real cardboard and paper, the result would have been small dioramas, and that illusion of size would have been lost.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I wanted the environment to be believable, so close attention was given to the colors and materials I chose to create. Even though the trees are clearly fake, I wanted it to be easily recognizable as a tree. Thus, the \u201cbark\u201d of the tree would be made of brown cardboard with rough ridges. If I wanted a material to represent water, then the material would need to be slightly reflective and glimmer in the sun. While I wanted these environments to be believable and recognizable, I always want the environment to be what it was first and foremost, a fake representation. A fake environment carries with it a playfulness that may be absent in reality.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I wanted the colors to be bright and leave an impression, so I turned to the paintings of Van Gogh and Julian Weir for inspiration on how to best implement light and color into my works. Realism was never a priority, rather recognition of the scene was important.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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