The Journey - pt.2

Thanks for checking out Bsombin'!! I am on a "journey" of sorts. It's a journey, into a new world in the art universe, for me. I have been straying farther & farther from the traditional ideas of art, over the years. But, recently, I have been going in a whole new direction. It started last year. In working on our "X-former" project, with Kibatsu, I began to entertain the idea of playing with acrylic (plexiglass) in my art. It then brought me to thinking about 3D art & prospective art. I began looking into anamorphic art & thinking of ways to make the type of art that I had never seen before. I got an idea, after remembering a piece made by, my hero, Salvadore Dalia. I saw it a few years ago when LACMA showed a collection of his drawings, paintings, sculptures, & films. The piece was a small wooden box with multiple glass planes, evenly spaced with about an inch between each plane, inside. Each plane had some trees and bicycle riders painted on them. The thing that grabbed my attention was how everything inside the box seemed to move when you walked past it. The spacing between the planes created the illusion that the images inside the box were moving, as you moved around the box & changed your prospective. I decided to try making art that would change the way it looked depending on where you stand & look at it. I did more research & found artist like Hans Hamngren, & Shigeo Fukuda, who lead me to think farther outside the box than ever before. I began experimenting & trying to find ways to play with the viewer's eyes. After a little thinking, & playing around, I came up with the idea for my acrylic art. I also started trying my hand at anamorphic art (I posted my first anamorphic effort, here on the blog, back in May). Once I knew what I wanted to do, I started looking around for places to get my new art supplies from. In my search, I found Gavrieli Sign Supplies (pt. 1 of the journey). Because of my budget, & the high cost of the acrylic (plexiglass), I wasn't able to buy my supplies right away. But, I wanted to start testing my ideas & seeing if the things I had envisioned would actually work. So, I looked around and found a cheaper, but much smaller, option. I bought some picture frames & started making some gifts that I would later hand out at Xmas time. This was stop 2 in this journey of mine. I had to substitute glass for acrylic, so I wasn't able to do all the things I had in mind. I did get to successfully test the main, & most important, ideas, though. Here are some of the gifts I gave out to friends & family last Xmas. ...the first of my glass portraits!

I'm just sayin'...

...there can never be enough of the stuff!

WTF bird?!

I've been a busy man! ...and that is such an understatement. I'm finally starting to get the craziness under control, though... I have managed to get a huge amount of content collected this year. I haven't been able to edit everything, because I have been so busy, however. Despite the hectic "rat-racing", I recently started getting the "content stock pile" under control. So you can expect a lot more post this summer. It will be a big mosh-posh of old unposted stuff & brand new content. And, I will be getting back on point with the mixes, also...

 But, before I get too into the content, & this "journey" that I am talkin' about, I have to share the "WTF bird"!!!! This thing flew into my yard one day. It let me walk right up to it & pet it, before flying onto my neighbor's roof. I have no idea what kind of bird this is & would like the internet's help in figuring out WTF flew into my yard to say "hello" to me. This happened months ago & I have yet to figure out what kind of bird this is. If you know, hit me up & let me know, please!! I would like to ID this strange bird... 

The Journey - pt.1

Thanks for checkin' out Bsombin'!! Tonight is a celebration, of sorts, for us here at Bsombin' & Kibatsu! I can't say much about this, right now, but I couldn't wait to start sharing. I will explain it all as the journey continues, however. For now, though, all I can add to these sentences are some images from a place that is very important to this journey. Follow along & I will be happy to explain, as I continue on this creative conquest I have set out on...

The Graff Girls Project

I am very critical of myself, in a lot of ways. Especially when it comes to my art! One thing I have always had a problem with is the way I draw people. Women in particular. Having finished my last black book, I decided to get a new black book & dedicate it to drawings of women, in order to strengthen what I consider an artistic weakness of mine. I've got a few pages done & am working on more when ever time permits. The goal is to have the book finished by the end of the year. With my plate getting fuller and fuller by the week, it will be a challenge. So, we'll see how that goes. For now, though, I give you the first two Graff Girls. ...It is a black book, so I had to keep true to the "graff roots" & incorporate graffiti in the project by giving all the girls cans of spray paint ( that they will all have hidden behind them ) & graffiti in the background ( that they may or may not have done ). Do they look suspect to you? Lol. Hope you enjoy & check back for more Graff Girls & Bsombin'!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads, soon to be dads, & single moms doin' their baby's daddy's work!!

Thanks for checkin' out Bsombin'! Today is Father's Day. The day I look back on my life to reflect on all the wonderful blessing that being a dad has brought me. When God gave me a seed to raise, he gave me purpose, motivation, inspiration, strength, courage, & wisdom that I never knew before. He gave me a little friend to help understand life & this crazy world we live in. Just as much as he gave her to me to teach & guide, he gave her to me to learn from & be lead by. He helped me to see what I am capable of, & what I can do, in order to be a better person (&, in doing so, a better parent), because he put a profound love in my heart, that I can't explain with all the words in the world, that made me want to be the best example I could be for my little angle. It is a very happy day for me, being able to celebrate the joys of having a child. ...recently, I have had a lot of friends tell me that they are expecting little ones of their own. So this Father's Day, I want to share a poem I wrote in anticipation of being a dad. I hope you enjoy & check back soon for more bsombin'! 

"Father-to-be"

To my first born...

As I wait for you,

With a thankful heart

Which races on thoughts of

Knowing it's new heir &

Purpose, 

A silent storm stirs my soul...

The air of anxious joy, 

& new found love,

Excite the ocean of emotions,

While they open the 

Gates of existence to 

Change

My mind grows wings of 

Love, & faith,

& flies like a Phoenix 

Towards an optimistic sky,

While I exhaust the 

Possibilities of 

Who, what, when, where, why, how, how long, & what if...

Meanwhile...

Blessed eyes

Gaze at the 

Swelling seed that will be

brought forth by the 

Budding Flower 

I love,

Eager to know the 

Farthest reaches & 

Full extent of 

A beautiful vision

-Bsomb4

My first anamorphic piece

Thank you for checkin' out Bsombin'! Over the past few months, I have been learning about some new types & styles of art. I have also been expanding my portfolio by beginning to create new types of art. Here is one example... My first attemp at Anamorphic art. Basically, anamorphic art is art that needs to be seen from a specific view point in order to be understood. I decided to start off small, & simple, while wrapping my head around the processes, & ideas, that make the images work. I am now working on my first serious & large scale piece, but it will be a while before it is done. In the mean time I will leave you with this piece which I call "My Heart In A Box". Please check back soon for more art, music, poetry, & more...

Front

Side

Back

Side

Top

Bottom

..."My heart in a box" 

...A little closer to my heart.