Andrew Jimenez // Shane McAdams 4

During our most recent trip to Chelsea, I was inspired by Shane McAdams and his pieces with Ball Point Pen on resin. Berk stated something about wanting to see one of his students trying to do this with photo, and I already had an idea on how to recreate it.

It immediately reminded me of the "Northern Lights", even though I interpreted the pieces as non-representational. With further research in to McAdam's work, I saw he uses the same effect paired with representation imagery, creating incredible landscapes and tunnel effects. He uses the colorful lines to act as water, and sky-scapes. 

McAdams studied art history in the Univ of Kansas and got his MFA at Pratt in NYC. Through his artist statement on the MOMA website I learned his inspiration comes form landscape, especially that of growing up in the west, which i did as well. The skies are different there, at sunset and dawn they appear painted, with much more vibrant and jovial colors compared to here on the East Coast. I want to work off his idea and bring those skies here to areas in the tri state.