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Published: 2012-12-06 17:26:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 123; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 0
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1) Digital Photograph copyright © 2011-2012 by Mercury Marten. All rights reserved.2) All content and materials used in the production of this work are created and owned by Mercury Marten.
3) This work is a Digital Photograph that has not been post-processed, or has been only minimally post-processed for color correction and contrast. The form and content of the picture have been created by photographing material objects placed on carefully constructed sets and under lighting conditions created by the artist, and by the use of mirrors and other reflective surfaces. All form and color sources are native to the original photograph. This picture is NOT a fractal or a digitally created artwork. In the event that a picture has been post-processed beyond color correction, cropping, or converting to a web-friendly format, it will be noted clearly and explicitly.
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Now this does feel like matching the theme and in a way it gives off the feel of something solid as in real. I do wonder though what manages to create all these colors.
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Actually, what you're seeing in this picture are solid, real objects. Without giving away too much of my "secret!", I can tell you that I'm shooting very real physical objects arranged on a home-built lighting set. To achieve the effects, I use intact and broken mirrors - and virtually any reflective surface. I own a publishing company, so I have access to all manner of specialty dicroic, holographic, and metallic papers - as well as anything opaque enough to allow some quantity of light to come through. As for light and color, I'm shooting in near complete ambient darkness, with my set as the only light source. Generally, I'm illuminating the sets with about 800 watts of bright white light. Until the recent availability of the low heat bulbs, this caused quite a lot of heat related problems, such as melting, a few fires, etc.! The color is the biggest secret, but I will tell you that it's completely native to the sets I build. I don't add color, or colorize anything in post-processing. The brilliancy and complexity of color is due to the powerful light source and to the way the sets are built. As a whole, it's a process that I've been tweaking over the course of several years, and I'm still finding new and better ways to do things. Also, I'm shooting with heavily modded thrift store point and shoot cameras. I've tried DSLR, but the results weren't as good for this type of photography. I shoot through numerous home-made lenses and filters made from whatever I can find! All in all, it's a lot of fun, and I think I've gotten some interesting results overall. Again, I do appreciate the kind words. Thanks!
Mercury
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This is quite interesting to read 
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Here again, we're thinking on the same level! I have attempted creating interpretations of real places and events, using figurative objects, but have had very little success so far. The two main problems I have encountered are: 1) The fact that I have absolutely no talent for traditional art; drawing, painting, etc.,! So creating lifelike scenes is an uphill struggle!
2) To me, part of what makes my work unique is the mystery of it. By creating something without any truly definable objects, I let the viewer see what they will within it. Certainly, I name my works based on what I see in them, but I've always found it fascinating to find how utterly different someone else's interpretation of a work can be from my own. When I have attempted literal scenes, the results are "too" literal for my tastes. I feel that the pictures lose much of their curiousness and mystery, and thus lose any charm they might otherwise have.
Of course, I say all this while speaking as the artist creating these things, and I understand that others may not share, or even understand, my purpose or "vision". Yet, in the end, I suppose that is what makes art such an amazing and many wondered thing; the limitless variety of artists and interpreters.
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hmm... you have to create the mystery... that much is apparent to me. Or else there is, like you said, no purpose to the art you produce. But wouldn't a... scenery that slightly matches a forest be good? Like... the trunks can be... partial reflections off a brown background with perhaps mosaics altering the patterns alongside and the canopy could be complete reflections of different colors and the floor... well it is up to you
The rawness of that scenery and not its approximation to reality would make it beautiful (in my opinion). Also the problem with me is that I do not like works that have too far fetched interpretations for me
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I'm certainly working on creating pictures in the vein of your suggestions! As of yet, I've not been very successful. However, I'll keep at it, and if I get something usable, I would be appreciative if you would critique it for me.
You're absolutely right about about an artist creating art that they enjoy rather than creating what they think others will enjoy. It's all about what makes you happy!
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I am glad that you took my suggestions so well! And for some strange reason, I do feel you will be able to pull off with something amazing
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