sobota 29. decembra 2012

Drawings of the past few weeks

Lately, I have been up to drawing quite a lot.
100 x 70 cm, little sketches, all shapes, papers and sizes.
Mixture of all sorts of media, 
charcoal,
promarkers,
markers,
dry pastels,
...
Anything that I could have reached.





photos and artwork by vikky.salmon

29/12/2012 xxx
 

piatok 28. decembra 2012

The pictures do not let it float away

Chistmas is the time of the year, when there is time to switch off and relax.
To bake gingerbread cookies, although this year I did not have time.
To decorate the christmas tree on the morning of the 24th, and this year having done it twice, as it decided to commit suicide the first time.
To, so called, suffer the time until you get to unwrap all the christmas presents.
To enjoy the magic of not knowing what is hidden underneath the wrapping paper.
To meet with your cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents on daily basis.
To feel like you are about to burst from all the food you have consumed, but still cannot stop eating.
To simply Christmas about.

A little insight...








photos by vikky.salmon and no_a_co

29/12/2012 xxx

štvrtok 20. decembra 2012

** ** *O* *** *** O* *** *O*** *O*O**O*


Only four more days to go.
The spirit seemed to be there yesterday, today it seems to be gone again.
I do not know how, but it simply walked away.
...but I still believe that over the weekend, all of it will be back.

Over the last few days I have been bussy making Christmas cards and packagings, preparing the things that would cause huges smiles to show on people's faces.
And I hope the reaction will be one that I am expecting...






photos by vikky.salmon

20/12/2012 xxx


utorok 18. decembra 2012

Collaboration in the professional world?

I think that is the proffesional name to class this.
And in the amateur world you just call it building up on the work of others.
It is as simple as that. 
Someone creates something that strikes you, you incorporate it in your work and there comes a fabulous result.
Coincidence, moment, portrait,...
The sketch captures the reality, the photography moved it one step further.


sketch by vikky.salmon
photography by Zdzich Heydel

18/12/2012 xxx

pondelok 17. decembra 2012

It was supposed to snow

...not rain.
But the Christmas market was there.
And that was all that really mattered. 





photos by vikky.salmon

17/12/2012 xxx


štvrtok 13. decembra 2012

ChaOs, discipline, lack of time

Thank god that at least the weather makes you smile.
The snowflakes covering everything up, and you knowing it is not far from that evening, on which you will enjoy the glow of the warm creamy lights, the sparkles, the wrapping paper and the cracking of the wood in the fire place.
Just manage the discipline you are taking part in and soon you will have time to enjoy.





photos by vikky.salmon 

13/12/2012 xxx

utorok 11. decembra 2012

There is always a first time for everything...

...to see there were 250 prints made and you are seeing the 125th one.
...to sit in that conference hall and listen to art critics speak their fancy language. 
...to find out how people suddenly become art lovers although they have never taken any interest in visual arts before.
...to see the American consulate live.
...to see how cultures influnce one's doing.
...to walk into the exhibition hall amongst the first 100 people.
...to be one of the first ones to enjoy the art everyone speaks about live.
...to find out your every day meal can reflect in your work.
...to see that the development of the world around you shows in how your work develops.
It was there, in from of me, he was not there but the works were just enough.
Marilyn was keen enough on coming and seeing the real silkscreens face to face made me think of the amount of hours spent on the thought process behing his doing.

I went to see the Andy Warhol vernisage yesterday.
An experience of my life.


picture of the cover of the invitation

Sitting in the conference hall, it made me think, what it would feel like to be spoken about like that one day.
And actually...
I much rather people admired me honestly and not because of the fame. 
That's what I feel Warhol was pointing a finger at too, therefore, here you go: 

“What's great about this country is America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good.” 

“Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” 
― Andy Warhol

11/12/2012 xxx

streda 5. decembra 2012

Ullistrations

Illustrations is what I meant.
They allow you to twist the messages.
Portray them in different ways.
They portray one thing, but secretly mean to communicate another.
Remember, all those illustrations in childern's books?


illustrations by vikky.salmon

05/12/2012 xxx



pondelok 3. decembra 2012

Abstract expressionism

So, who did you think of?
Jackson Pollock?
Rothko?
...

I had a go at it too.
Action painting!


The view at the so called calm ocean


Winter


Spring

artwork by vikky.salmon

03/12/2012 xxx


nedeľa 2. decembra 2012

Escaping into the wonderland

I have never done this before.
I listened to a song and it made me want to sketch. 
So I too a piece of paper and a thin black marker.
I got started and different rhytms and paces made me draw various shapes.
Straight lines, curves, circles,...
I played it again and again.
Until I felt it was finished. 
And then the colours filled up the spaces.
A song for a colour.
Again, and again.
This is what came out of it.


drawing by vikky.salmon

It seems to have this sense of wonderland in it. 
The blue cold connotating to snow, the pink connotating to warmth.
Christmas is on its way!


photo by vikky.salmon


02/12/2012 xxx



piatok 30. novembra 2012

Taking a step further

Combining various aspects that I have come across lately. 
Experiments, moments of surprise and coincinde.
The basis of what these are.




artwork by vikky.salmon

30/11/2012 xxx


piatok 16. novembra 2012

Colour, dye and paint



photos by vikky.salmon

I said that the wows were the best kind of satisfaction.
And indeed, once again, they proved so tonight.
Those reactions make you smile and push you further in doing what you are doing.
Being surrounded by a creative community makes you realise it is right, and there is not much need to take those unincouriging comments into account!
Oh, yeah!

16/11/2012 xxx

streda 14. novembra 2012

Let me introduce you to Zenit

My last post refered to the work I have done lately. 
It was still warm when I uploaded it.
Here, is the inspiration for it. 
My analogue photography of a trip to a beautiful Scandinavian city. 
It took place some time ago, but it still resembles in me. 
Zenit shots bring back the memories.
And reflects in my nowadays doing.










photos by vikky.salmon, Zenit TTL

14/11/2012 xxx