Saturday, October 9, 2010

MOBY-DICK, Page 401

Title: The sea had jeeringly kept his finite body up, but drowned the infinite of his soul.

7.25 inches by 10.25 inches
acrylic paint on found paper
October 9, 2010

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  1. TitusOctober 9, 2010 at 4:40 PM

    This, and Tashtego below, make me want to shout "That's what colour is for!".

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  2. Matt KishOctober 10, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    That is such a wonderful compliment Titus, thank you. I am torn sometimes because (due to my comics background) I quite love the beauty of simple black ink on paper. But I often find myself hungering for more color, and this illustration project has given me the freedom to really explore a wide variety of media and many brilliant colors.

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  3. RudyOctober 11, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    This is a fantastic image--the color is great, but I really love how you reduced Pip to just his head, the center of his consciousness. Given the long strange journey his poor mind undergoes, it's the perfect representation.

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  4. Matt KishOctober 11, 2010 at 4:37 PM

    Thank you Rudy, I was aactually agonizing over this piece for a day or two before I started on it. I had so many ideas but none of them seemed right. I talked about it with my wife and she made some suggestions ("Pip...and Pip.") that were actually extremely helpful to me in terms of visualizing this piece. Once I got that figured out, it came together rather quickly.

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