Surrealism Montage

Conspiracy Theory  -  10in x 8in  -  Adobe Photoshop CS5  - Matt Greenfield
Conspiracy Theory
The main focus behind Conspiracy Theory was to keep my compilation centered on the urban environment.  I  selected numerous images that I felt represented an urban environment in different ways, such as the city skyline, signs, stained glass, sidewalk cracks, metal bars, and a variety of numbers.  I tried to convey a feeling of mystery as well as chaos.  I felt that using a grungy or decaying theme would help convey that mood.  I used the yellowish green background to represent the toxicity of urban environments as well as to present the viewer with an alerting background to draw them into the piece.  I titled the piece Conspiracy Theory because I felt that it carried a feeling of corruption, decay, and chaos which all translate back to the conspiracy theory concept.

Surrealism

Man Ray, Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924

Man Ray was an American Dada and Surrealist artist.  Man Ray was one of the founding leaders in the charge against traditional art.  Man Ray is also known for pioneering surrealist photography.  Man Ray was known as a Jack of all trades when it came to art, being able to create successful pieces in numerous mediums.  Much of his surrealist works revolve around women, exploring female eroticism, using creative techniques such as solarization, cropping, over development, and other photographic techniques.   

Mindscape or virtual reality dreamscape  -  George Grie -  July 2008

George Grie is a modern neo-surrealist artist.  Grie's works are extremely photo realistic and tend to deal with a unique subject matter.  Grie tends to depict ideas from conceptual thoughts, philosophic views, fantasies, and dreams.  Grie's work tends to depict a dream like world that could only occur in someone's mind.  Yet these fantasies appear as photo realistic as possible allowing the viewer to encounter them as if they were real life locations or situations.  I like Grie's work because he tends to deal with wonderful awe inspiring images involving architecture and landscape that leave the viewer curious and lost in the detail and realism of the image.

http://neosurrealismart.com/

Project 2

In this picture I'm exposing a day in my life on the Northern State campus.  I show a typical walking pose on my way to class, contemplating the days events, enjoying the weather with my arms wide open, and squatting looking around the campus.