I'm going to shift the focus of my blog to reviewing some of my favorite artists. The first one I'm going to look at is Jeremy Geddes. He was born in New Zealand but lives in Australia. He is a photo realistic painter, both regular artist and comic book artist. The wikipedia entry says he is also a gaming enthusiast.
The art and blog of Jeremy Geddes
I personally love his cosmonaut paintings, which depict a suited cosmonaut in different mystical settings. Often there is a bird motif associated with them, and the cosmonaut is often placed in an abstract / surreal setting, although several paintings have the cosmonaut drifting weightlessly in isolated industrial or urban settings. Pigeons, exalted, weightless mystical states, inception style "exploding" buildings, and clusters of people in fetal positions are also themes.
For me, his cosmonaut series is indicative of the modern individual who is absolutely isolated within an internalized reality, however, they are aware of freedom and ability to escape, symbolized by the birds. Also, the cosmonaut is often tumbling erratically in the paintings constructed in the urban setting, which seems to indicate erratic haphazard existence as well as lack of control.
Jeremy Geddes. Unforgettable art.
The art and blog of Jeremy Geddes
I personally love his cosmonaut paintings, which depict a suited cosmonaut in different mystical settings. Often there is a bird motif associated with them, and the cosmonaut is often placed in an abstract / surreal setting, although several paintings have the cosmonaut drifting weightlessly in isolated industrial or urban settings. Pigeons, exalted, weightless mystical states, inception style "exploding" buildings, and clusters of people in fetal positions are also themes.
For me, his cosmonaut series is indicative of the modern individual who is absolutely isolated within an internalized reality, however, they are aware of freedom and ability to escape, symbolized by the birds. Also, the cosmonaut is often tumbling erratically in the paintings constructed in the urban setting, which seems to indicate erratic haphazard existence as well as lack of control.
Jeremy Geddes. Unforgettable art.
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