Friday, July 20, 2012

In Progress. "Hypnagogia and Borges."

Continuing with the idea of trying to illustrate the works of authors like Borges and Rushdie, this composition came to me in a half wake state, not quite hypnagogia but close enough. Failing to sketching it when it was fresh in my mind I've had to struggle with recapturing the spirit of the dream. The image is loosely based on Borges' "Library of Babel" and "Circular Ruins".

Recent Work

 "Enchantment"
 "Beneath the Feet"
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The images are presented in semi-chronological order. Although they began in the order presented, there has been a lot of jumping back and forth from one to the other. Each is presented with a working title, or not. "Enchantment" was influenced by Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence. An interesting read when accompanied by Assassin's Creed 2. "Beneath..." was inspired by Rushdie's Ground Beneath Her Feet.  In it paths diverge and appear to come back together as the reality shakes apart. The last piece is still in progress and based on Borges' short stories. Not sure which ones or where it's going.