Today, I Thought I'd Do Something Random and Simply Name It Landscape
The idea for this piece started the other day when I opened my email. In a nutshell, the message was something like:
You're not funny, all you do is scribble, stop wasting your time, it's not art, blah blah blah, I'm a trolltard.
So
I started scribbling. Everywhere, in all directions, using a few of the different tools at my disposal. I thought red and black would be perfect. Those colors sometimes remind me of a troubled youth sitting behind a box of crayons.
Then
Things started to take shape. I don't normally describe or attempt to explain what I see in these odd images I produce, but it does come up from time to time.
I experiment a lot with a psychological phenomenon known as pareidolia. I've mentioned this before. It happens to us all. We're programmed to experience it. When you look up at the sky and see faces and animals in the clouds, you're experiencing the phenomenon. Often, I intentionally produce images that begin to reveal themselves the more someone stares. This gives many viewers a unique experience.
You probably didn't see the cave entrance in the middle. Maybe you missed the man sitting down near the lower left corner. There's a strong chance you don't want to see the many faces looking at you. I know it's all there because I've placed it there. Does it work for everyone? Probably not. For the most part though, I don't really want people to see what I see. I want them to see what they see.
Conclusion
Yup, just scribbles. No method to my madness. I don't have a clue what I'm doing. Thank you for taking the time to write to me, kind troll. I don't respond to these messages, but I would like to thank you for the inspiration. Maybe some day you'll find the courage to come speak to me. Until then, have fun being ugly within the shadow you cast. Your words will never bother me, but they will always bother you.
