About a year ago I picked up a bracelet marked "Spain" at the thrift shop. Ever since then I've been curious about the bracelet. On Sunday this week I finally found a name for the process, Damascene.
The look is very similar to the look of faux damascene, proving once again that there are many ways to achieve the same look/design. There are many metals, many processes from which to choose. As long as the end result is desirable, no one process is "better" than another. The only reason to choose one process over another is to find the most economical, most efficient mode of production, or to use a particular metal which suits a client.
At the Wichita Art Museum right now, there's an exhibit about my favorite painter/commercial illustrator, Maxfield Parrish. He was often looked down upon by conventional artists for his unconventional use of photography/projection/composition combined with traditional dutch master style painting. He did his own thing and the end result was beautiful, captivating artwork which satisfied Mr. Parrish's creativity and appealed to the masses.
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Yes, this all means so much more than Damascene or Copper clay or lithographed commercial artwork to me. What confirmation! What a day! What a week!
Here's to those who do their own thing, and look for fresh ways to approach ancient beauty!
3 comments:
These are absolutely beautiful, and to have this outcome to your experimentation must be so rewarding. And, I'm so glad that Maxfield in finally in Wichita.
Wow!!!
Yes, I'm glad Wichita has done what it can to get an exhibit like this. Though there are no original paintings, the litho process (to which M-P was such a pioneer) is illustrated beautifully. There is a also a watercolor sketch of an Edison-Mazda layout which shows his handwritten notes/the way he worked/presented an idea before excecuting the design.
That said, I've got to get back to the RI museum again soon....
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