Evil Conch - D.Mascari - Digital Abstraction

I had some conch fritters last night and started to think about the form of the conch shell and spiral, the golden ratio and decided to make something in homage to the perfection that can be found in nature. I am not certain why the title is "evil" its just that the final image looks rather menacing with the rotating axis of pyramids.

Agnes Martin

I just saw this amazing documentary on Agnes Martin, a Canadian born artist who passed away in 2004. She uses the grid and horizontal lines, typically rendered in watercolor, to convey the mystery and beauty of life. One of the best quotes from Martin went something like this, " there are plenty of people painting about painting, so I don't need to. I try to convey complex emotions through my painting." This quote is not verbatim but conveys her philosophy, or lack of one, on art and really forced me to examine my own work in abstraction in a new light.

Her work is sublime and innocent in the best possible way and her viewpoints on topics from truth to beauty are truly unique and inspirational.

Check out these links for more info about her work.

http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=3787

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/martin_agnes.html

http://www.ndoylefineart.com/martin.html

Waterfall another work in Digital Abstraction

This is another piece in my catalog of digital abstraction I call "Waterfall". Original work by Dan Mascari.

O' Magic where art thou?

The Orlando Magic have been truly resilient throughout this years playoffs, until the Finals that is. Is it the Laker's coaching, the star's brilliant play, the tenacity of the team and depth of the bench? Or is it the Magic's lack of experience, coaching missteps and inability to maintain focus during crunch time? All of the above.

One of the biggest mistakes that the Orlando coaching staff has made is trying to bring back Jameer Nelson during the Finals. The team that was playing up to this point under the direction of Rafer "Skip-to-my-lou" Alston has had little trouble overcoming deficits and seemingly unstoppable superstars. You don't mess with the cure for cancer because it doesn't taste good and you don't mix up the chemistry of a winning team because so and so is back. Unless that so-and so is God or M.J. and then, maybe, you make an exception.

Every time the Magic choke late at the free throw line I can see a glimpse of the the ghost of Nick Anderson's free throw shot in the lights at the Orlando Arena. Maybe we need a certain type of magic that can only come from with powerful youth from the north, I believe the source is somewhere in Ohio currently.

Here is a good article from ESPN that sums up one of the greatest chokes in sports history.

Digital Abstraction - Hyperbola tips - dan mascari 2009

A new piece I call Hyperbola tips.
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