Tezos

Giants of The Past

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Description

Pixelart • 300 x 420 squares 8-bit colour • with 1 extra opaque layer 3000 x 4200 px • PNG file • • • Isaac Newton once said, “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”. I’ve been pondering lately, whether if I had done the old masters of Shin-hanga and Ukiyo-e enough justice, by appropriating the timeless technique through pixelart medium. The overwhelming majority of my works were made in their image— sure, it’s still distilled by my personal take and creative decisions, but the result are often not quite far from what they aspired on their (often) hundred years old artworks. Have I done enough research to fully understand the old masters’ process? Have I done enough reading of their journals and poems, regarding how they shaped their entire life as a hyper-effective vassal of art? A life-long contract that often made the relationship with their families, friends, society, and money turned for the worse? Have I dedicate my time enough to even be slightly worthy of the baton that has been passed from times old— currently with me being a mere part-time artist? Giants of the past casts shadow, And here I am, climbing to their shoulders. • • • The return of my visual senses, stamina, and appetite for creating artworks came mostly from my admiration to these old masters. Hundreds of years apart, yet these artworks rippled their way to the present. Inspiring thousands of people who pay attention, and witness their work on a much closer look. Michael Alexander, Indonesia, 2022

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pixelart

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landscape