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Off The Wall

Off The Wall

Rucker, Doug

Hardcover

General Art

ISBN10: 0996806067
ISBN13: 9780996806060
Publisher: Douglas Rucker
Published: Jan 10 2017
Pages: 74
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.31 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

OFF THE WALL

Having an interest in abstract photographic art, that is, art without recognizable objects. I wanted to do an artistic piece that was meaningful and yet with no recognizable objects. Of course, in photography I'm forced to photograph something. Though no doubt obvious to others, the other day I had an epiphany. I was startled to become aware that the Photoshop program, like oils, pastels and watercolors, was a medium. Well, hello! What did I think the inventor had in mind? I finally got it! When Marge and I walked through the tunnel-like culvert under Highway 1 leading to the beach near Point Mugu, I got the urge to photograph lines and shapes sprawled haphazardly across the cement walls. In other words, graffiti! In Photoshop I threw caution to the winds and worked to the top of my talent to make what I thought was art out of designs drawn for another purpose and already there. This book has twenty-four photographs of graffiti including energy, excitement, power, line, shape, audacity and surprise in what I'm calling

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