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Submitted: January 15, 2011
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Depthcore XLI 'Dream Machine'by *philipdunne

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Illustrations / Conceptual

After Epic, Eve and Mythic chapters I felt that on a future chapter I'd try to take a risk and push my style out the window. I'm extremely happy but there's about 20% of me that's a little nervous going in different directions.

One of my first pieces for Depthcore's 'Mirror' chapter. I carry a little notebook around with me and one day while roughing out a piece I thought 'Why am I constantly refining a piece? Why can't it just leap from the notebook onto the screen?' I stripped everything back, kept it raw and brought in new influences that have stuck in my head, like 70s music, super kawaii, prints and patterns.
As I said in my update post, I just want to get back to the fun times...the bright bouncy, rough sketchy times.

This is about an artist's 'inspirations' (which I'm actually starting to think don't actually exist).
At times my mind hurts at how much visual information is out in the world and we consume so much everyday, especially even more since the birth of social media. Is it overkill? Is it all getting too much for us visual people?

I read about a Dream Machine recently: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamachine
and I've become obsessed with the Green Lantern, a very trippy superhero at times and I've stolen part of his oath for the title.

Enjoy ^_^

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~Cortanna117 Apr 25, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I am in love with your work. It has such a spark and eye popping appeal that looking away is difficult. It really makes a statement about an artist if they can take their "inspirations" and conceptualize and assimilate them all into one work that represents everything at once yet nothing at all, for the beauty in the eye of the beholder may only be a shallow mental absorption of intricate patterns and colors as opposed to the meaning...even if there is no real meaning. Keep on rockin'!

*philipdunne Apr 28, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you so much, that is lovely to read

~Charmed-Ravenclaw Jan 9, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Cool concept and I love the way it's done. As for your thoughts on social media, to me visual information has always existed, if you look for it. Back in the 80s and 90s they were concerned that kids were watching too much television. But for me, visual media is quite inspiring and communicates new visual ideas to us. For me, Deviantart has introduced me to many new forms of art, techniques and tutorials. It introduced me to fractals, and through it I get to see pieces like yours

*philipdunne Jan 11, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

I watched TOO much cartoons on TV probably explains why my art is so crazy LOL

~Charmed-Ravenclaw Jan 11, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Do you consider it a good influence of visual media then?

*philipdunne Jan 11, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

YES! Definitely, stuff like transformers and he man really made me aware of the beauty of character design, color and animation!

~Charmed-Ravenclaw Jan 13, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I see

~fyggs Jan 8, 2012

This reminds me a lot of the Aeon Flux cartoon style. Again, great colours...and shapes!

*philipdunne Jan 8, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Wow! Thanks! Nice compliment! Yeah this was a very expressive time for me LOL

~Smiling-Demon Jan 15, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

My fav piece from you in the pack, great stuff.

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