ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION PROCESS

WORK IN PROGRESS

I thought I’d like to show a little bit of work in progress and also talk a little about my processes for this latest project.

For this piece, I’ve used a Unity plugin to create some Perlin noise generated landscapes. These landscapes were randomly generated again and again, until something that might work as a naturally occurring border appeared. To this, I first add a body of water, a skybox, lighting, weather, and flora. I then use a first-person controller to explore my environment, adding in downloaded 3D objects from found sources via the Unity store.

Within the play-throughs, I try and find little scenarios that might work with implicit narratives, perhaps items that might be identified as relating to an imagined border situation while simultaneously referencing gaming semiotics.

Above is one finished image. Throughout the development of this project, I have taken 100+ of such screenshots. Below, are a few examples of my different attempts, showing my exploration with adding and subtracting objects this screenshot. Unity allows me to work in a painterly kind of way, building up composition via this process until I have something with which I am happy.

Incidentally, this particular shot was inspired by a painting I had completed many years ago, taken from a Google Street View trip around Northern Ireland.

PAINTINGS DEVELOPMENT

LIGHTHOUSE





Going back to the Lighthouse painting here. This one is from the Google Street View Series. I know I've been working on this one for a while but I think I'm happy with this final glaze. Gives it a ton of more depth. The original post of this painting is here. There are loads more colours on the new one, much more detail in the darks and sky, really subtle though. I've also flattened the horizon and taken out the little island by the lighthouse. Cheeky, I know.

There is another new one I'll be working on too. Pictures to come so watch this space.

GOOGLE STREET VIEW PAINTINGS UPDATE

NEW WORK



125x125cm, Oil on Canvas.

I'm really enjoying working on canvas again. I do miss working on board but for sheer scale and transport it was getting impractical. This new piece is another of the Google Street View series.

GOOGLE STREET VIEW PAINTINGS

NEW WORK





Some new Google Street View Paintings.

I had the idea to start these a while ago but I am finally getting around to making some progress. Glad to be painting on such a big scale again. The first one is needing a few glazes to get the depth of colour right and the second one is up on my wall at the minute. I have also begun a third. Watch this space!

HAND MADE SIGNS v

Cant take credit for this one. Stole it from my brother. Its a great representation of rural life in Northern Ireland.

On a separate note, I was looking to do a link to this in Google Street View, but genuinely could not find it. Thats an indication as to how remote this is. What a fantastic find. If anyone can find the location of Dregish Hall put a street view link to it in the comments.

GOOGLE STREET VIEW

LENS FLARE 2

I was contacted a few weeks ago by Matthew Thornhill, the creator of a blog dedicated to Google Street View Lens Flare. Have a look at his work, there is a great selection of amazing photographs from around the world. I am really interested in Street View, and am currently working on some new large scale work based on my Northern Ireland images. If you have any good links for me go ahead and get in touch.

Here is Matthew's Blog.

Enjoy!

GOOGLE STREET VIEW

The beginnings of a new project involving Google Street View. Watch this space for future developments and any feedback would be awesome.

BANKSY BRISTOL

VIA GOOGLE STREET VIEW

I spent sunday in Bristol and didn't get to see the big Banksy exhibition. I'm not the world's biggest Banksy fan but I did feel guilty missing it as it looked like a wicked exhibition. So this post is purely out of guilt.


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I'm loving Google Street View recently. I reckon it adds a dimension of accessibility to Banksy's work. Someone can view his little graffiti punch-lines in their natural habitat from anywhere in the world and with a new level of interactivity. Sure as hell beats buying a printed canvas of his work in a shit commercial gallery.

Enjoy!

GOOGLE APOCALYPSE

STREET VIEW LENS FLARE AWESOME

Some excellent images from Google Maps Street View. Due to the nature of patching together several photographs employed by the software I found that the lens flare would start and stop in unusual places. Kinda gives it an eerie atom bomb exploding feel with a rocket trail and everything. Enjoy.







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