Abstract art for me in the 80’s was almost non-existent. I worked in corporate America at that time and the stress level was unbelievable, I couldn't think out of the box so to speak.
I was unable to come home at night and see things differently from everyone else, which is necessary to be an abstract artist. I had to conform to the way the world viewed life in order to survive. It was impossible to be creative, and as a result I painted nothing except two pieces, one piece I did in 1987 called Blazing Seas; which is a reminder of the blazing hot July sunrises I experienced during the years we had a vacation condo in Hilton Head, SC.
If you looked out at the glimmering ocean at a certain moment in the morning, it almost looked as if it was on fire. It was a great place to relax and be creative, however generally as soon as I got back into corporate America, the stress took over and my ideas were gone, except for the memory of that beautiful morning scene, so I forced my self to paint it while the world was closing in again. Life is good, memories are great!
If you looked out at the glimmering ocean at a certain moment in the morning, it almost looked as if it was on fire. It was a great place to relax and be creative, however generally as soon as I got back into corporate America, the stress took over and my ideas were gone, except for the memory of that beautiful morning scene, so I forced my self to paint it while the world was closing in again. Life is good, memories are great!
Blazing Seas, 1987, acrylic on canvas, print available soon at Adjectiveart.com
An interesting thing did occur during that same time however, I was home one Saturday morning and was painting the inside of my garage, I was working on the ceiling at the time and my daughter Erica who was about 8 or 9 at the time was vying for my attention. The drop cloth I was using was a large light brown heavy paper, which covered the floor. I was on a ladder and I gave her a brush and several other colors of house paint and instructed her to paint the drop cloth any way she wanted.
Well she was thrilled to be able to paint without restrictions, and allowed to be creative without worrying about making a mess. After about 5 minutes or so, I looked down to see what she was creating and low and behold what appeared to be a face surfaced in the midst of the chaos. It was her first painting, and she understood the concept of abstract art. Today by the way she’s a wonderful painter and an even better contemporary photographer.
Well she was thrilled to be able to paint without restrictions, and allowed to be creative without worrying about making a mess. After about 5 minutes or so, I looked down to see what she was creating and low and behold what appeared to be a face surfaced in the midst of the chaos. It was her first painting, and she understood the concept of abstract art. Today by the way she’s a wonderful painter and an even better contemporary photographer.
Erica's first painting, untitled as of now, but prints will be available for sale in the near future.
Years later when she was older and moved into her first apartment I framed the remaining remnants of that drop cloth and gave it to her as a house warming gift and signed it Zmakey. She took the painting and added more color to match her living room and signed it Zmaka. That painting is entitled Frosty Blizzard and will be on the Adjectiveart.com web site in the very near future.
I did one other painting in 1988 during the height of my corporate stress in which I titled Stress Blues, I have misplaced that piece, but if I ever find it I will Blog about it in the future
ENJOY THE JOURNEY MY FRIENDS...ZMAKEY
ZMAKEY ART STUDIO AND GALLERY
VISIT US AT ZMAKEYART-GOOGLE SITES
FACEBOOK-ZMAKEY ART STUDIO AND GALLERY
AND
FINE ART AMERICA.COM
FACEBOOK-ZMAKEY ART STUDIO AND GALLERY
AND
FINE ART AMERICA.COM
No comments:
Post a Comment