"Childhood nostalgia" isn't normally what I think of with Keyes. It's all about tension and conflicting elements. I think it doesn't work as sculpture because some detail is lost and his art depends a lot on realism. Plus the water looks stupid.
I think the elephant bothers me more than the water. The animals in his prints look so life like, yet the elephant in this sculpt just doesn't look right. Maybe its the sculpting/sculptor thats the issue.
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vinylcoholic
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11 years ago
Really looking forward to this one, something fresh in 3D and an artist I dig
jazzydan
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11 years ago
I love this guys 2D work, but I'm not sure on this.
Shankweather
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11 years ago
I'm with you Dan. Looks like a souvenir from a zoo gift shop.
jazzydan
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11 years ago
nailed it
vinylcoholic
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11 years ago
that's the fun element, it's full of childhood nostalgia
Shankweather
432 4 822
11 years ago
"Childhood nostalgia" isn't normally what I think of with Keyes. It's all about tension and conflicting elements. I think it doesn't work as sculpture because some detail is lost and his art depends a lot on realism. Plus the water looks stupid.
Shankweather
432 4 822
11 years ago
For $265 you can get a nice Keyes giclee.
jazzydan
499 646 2538
11 years ago
I think the elephant bothers me more than the water. The animals in his prints look so life like, yet the elephant in this sculpt just doesn't look right. Maybe its the sculpting/sculptor thats the issue.
http://www.joshkeyes.net/prin...
vinylcoholic
162 43 56
11 years ago
on the other end he does use plastic animal toys to create the paintings
http://www.joshkeyes.net/lab2...
jazzydan
499 646 2538
11 years ago
not sure I follow.
CoMus
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11 years ago
I think the sculpt is fine but the paint work is the issue