Interactions #10
As I reach number #10 in my Interactions series I thought I would take a moment to speak about it again.
As I have stated previously the source of the images that form the basis of these paintings is from images seen through mapping software. So why not just present the image as seen without the process of painting? Well there are several reasons for this one of them being the necessity to make them stand out from the multitude of images we continuously see. Another reason is it allows me to simplify the scene to make it about what I choose. By re-creating the scene through painting I can pick and choose what is relevent. One of the side effects of Google Street view is it grants equal visual weight to a piece of garbage on the street as to a sign in a window or a person. I as a photographer am not there to compose a scene as I would like it but as a painter I can address that.