Series In Progress: Deity Series
I’m beginning work on the “Deity Series.” I actually started it and a few years back, with about three images, and then got to work on different things.
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- Self-Portrait as Deity
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- Portrait of Janelle as Hindu Diety
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- Saint Barbara Reference
The idea is to recreate religious imagery of the plethora of Gods in the Hindu religion and perhaps some of the saints from Catholicism. I’m thinking in particular of the kitschy imagery on candles to be used on altars of the Hispanic flavor of the Catholic tradition.
I’m also using “India Bazaar” as reference, which has a great vintage look.
I’m not going to try to be ironic and clever as some sort of statement about religion, but rather to try and create vivid & enchanting imagery with current technology in this rich tradition. I won’t replicate the look of the pastel and airbrushed colors but try to make some really photo-realistic representations of the Gods and Goddesses.
I’ll be using the green screen I have set up in my studio space at tockwotten so I can make the backgrounds in post-production.
Tags: Diety Series, Digital Art, Digital Painting, Figurative Art, Jay Gidwitz Art, Projects
