Shell
by J.R.Barnes on Saturday, November 17, 2012Putting a seashell to you ear was always an interesting thing to me. I was always told that if you put a seashell to your ear you can hear the ocean. It never worked for me, but I've always liked the idea. What would you do if the shell spoke? Could someone, or something, be trapped in there? This was the theme of my very first zine. I have never made multiple drawings to tell a story so this was a very new experience for me. I sold it at a local zine festival and I feel that it sold fairly well. There was one girl who came up to my booth and told me she loved the story, which made all the stress of putting it together worth it. More zines are definitely to come.
I'm tired of school
by J.R.Barnes on Thursday, September 20, 2012I've been really busy over the Fall semester. I literally have finished nothing. Every second is used either working or studying. Thank God for lectures though. All I've been able to do is doodle in lectures. Here's a doodle just for you.
Cosmic Love
by J.R.Barnes on Thursday, July 26, 2012
These were made under the theme, self-portrait without the physical self / prove your existence. So I decided the only way to do this was to create something abstract. After much thinking I decided to create paintings of space, which was partly influenced by all the electronic/dubstep music I‘ve been listening to. Though these paintings are in a way, spacey and of a real thing, none of these are copies of actual existing gas clouds in space. I only used the rules of cosmic nature to create my own spacey gas cloud formations. What you see is all from my mind. It was all created by little decisions I made during the creation process. Therefore these paintings existence is proof of my own existence.
An interesting concept came to me as I started making these paintings. The concept is that what you see and think and know are all based on what your senses tell your brain. Therefore everything, in a way, is all in your head. I know I exist, but I don’t know for a fact that anything else does. And this is true for everyone. So in a way, I am the universe and the universe is me.
Just something to ponder on.
An interesting concept came to me as I started making these paintings. The concept is that what you see and think and know are all based on what your senses tell your brain. Therefore everything, in a way, is all in your head. I know I exist, but I don’t know for a fact that anything else does. And this is true for everyone. So in a way, I am the universe and the universe is me.
Just something to ponder on.
Three paintings for an art exchange with Australia. Acrylic on canvas.
Screen
by J.R.Barnes on Sunday, July 8, 2012
Notice something strange? Is that what you think it is? If only that screen
of color wasn't blocking the way. How we yern to see the change with
our own eyes, in all its clarity.
Watercolor and graphite on paper.
Thinking about making a series of these.
Sushi and Ash
by J.R.Barnes
India ink on paper.
Just a doodle but I really like it. India ink has such a stain like quality. I've always
liked art that looked a little dirty. I'm thinking about making a zine around this image.
We'll see what happens.
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