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Re "Manic Man"
Was Rembrandt the inspiration here Mike - or, perhaps Salvador Dali?
Love the stuff you have been doing lately and it's a treat to see Uwe asking you to remove something that was there, rather than something that wasn't :deadhorse:
I have one of Mike's large prints and they are even more dramatic in that form than on the screen.
Keith
Was Rembrandt the inspiration here Mike - or, perhaps Salvador Dali?
Love the stuff you have been doing lately and it's a treat to see Uwe asking you to remove something that was there, rather than something that wasn't :deadhorse:
I have one of Mike's large prints and they are even more dramatic in that form than on the screen.
Keith
ustein
Contributing Editor
Not sure Rembrandt was that much into using B&W elements
Michiel Schierbeek
Well-known member
You've nailed it Michiel :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
And I think he knew Dali - the plot thickens :deadhorse:
Keith
Thanks for posting that image Michiel. Pretty funny.
Actually, I hadn't intended it to look like Dali, but the original reason for photographing this guy was for an article about Manic Depression in a magazine, and this friend of mine was the perfect subject. He was a Hungarian artist who spent a couple of years in the russian Gulag, and I was sure that he could draw upon all the emotions. He was also a pretty famous portrait artist, Frank Szaz. He had painted several heads of state around the world and was know for a portrait of Einstein that he painted from a photo I believe. So, he agreed to do it but didn't want to be recognized. I put a beret and a fake mustache on him and did the job. It was afterwards that I realized how much he looked like Dali.
The original shots were in B&W and were done as a polaroid transfer. I'll attach it below.
For the version above, I was after the Rembrandt portrait feel, but since I started with a B&W, I didn't want to add too much color.
Mike
Actually, I hadn't intended it to look like Dali, but the original reason for photographing this guy was for an article about Manic Depression in a magazine, and this friend of mine was the perfect subject. He was a Hungarian artist who spent a couple of years in the russian Gulag, and I was sure that he could draw upon all the emotions. He was also a pretty famous portrait artist, Frank Szaz. He had painted several heads of state around the world and was know for a portrait of Einstein that he painted from a photo I believe. So, he agreed to do it but didn't want to be recognized. I put a beret and a fake mustache on him and did the job. It was afterwards that I realized how much he looked like Dali.
The original shots were in B&W and were done as a polaroid transfer. I'll attach it below.
For the version above, I was after the Rembrandt portrait feel, but since I started with a B&W, I didn't want to add too much color.
Mike
Michiel Schierbeek
Well-known member
That was very well done Mike!
My first impuls, seems always the best, was Rembrandt.
The eye was Rembrandt but the mustache was a bit confusing, Dali Like.
I like the similarity in background with Rembrandt.
Michiel
My first impuls, seems always the best, was Rembrandt.
The eye was Rembrandt but the mustache was a bit confusing, Dali Like.
I like the similarity in background with Rembrandt.
Michiel
Thanks Michiel, I have started making a few backgrounds with my textures that I can use to mimic that Rembrandt look for my portraits. Usually the biggest challenge is to find a subject that fits the old world style. I may do more with the individual images from my manic shoot.
Mike
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