'Bodyscapes' - this one is an ode to women's work in the decorative arts and to femmage artists such as Hannah Hoch, Sonia Delaunay & Miriam Schapiro
Bodyscapes - this one an ode to the street, spray painting, sign writing and tagging arts
Bodyscapes - this one is an ode to graffiti murals & photomontage with their roots in Futurism & Abstraction
BODY SCAPES ARTIST STATEMENT
'Bodyscapes' are figurative montages that use photoshop layers as metaphors for flesh and desire. Photoshop layers are virtual, transient and deceiving. In digital billboard designs, layers seductively tease us with unattainable virtual visions that paradoxically feel intimate and tactile.
The above works have been submitted for CAPIUSA Magazine. Many thanks to my artist comrade Alvaro Sanchez for inviting me to be this years international guest judge for CAPIUSA Design Festival VI. Those of you familiar with my Professional Visual Arts practice may be unaware that I also wear a freelancing illustration hat under the guise 'Elle Jaye Rose' and post some of my work on red bubble where I first stumbled across the ASTONISHING work of Alvaro. My illustration work is mostly housed on my red bubble page: http://www.redbubble.com/people/ellejayerose.
Over the years, Alvaro and I have shared ideas, collaborated in an artist chess match, sent inspirationals and discussed all things art, design and music and now I am honoured to be judging aside him for the CAPIUSA Design Festival VI. I wear many hats... including visual artist, illustrator, educator, mother, performer and social commentator which I think in our global digital age this is a necessity for a creative professional's survival. I use pinterest to organise the chaos and creativity that is my mindspace. See how my mind ticks on my pinterest page: http://pinterest.com/EllenJayeBenson/
Check out CAPIUSA Design Festival VI at http://www.lacapiusa.com/festival/ and check out Alvaro Sanchez's artwork at http://www.redbubble.com/people/sanchezisdead
