June 20th, 2006 Amy
Moonchild is one of the first Digital Paintings that I’ve made. The concept is somewhat complex and extensive. The idea is basically revolving around the Eastern ideas of Harmony, Yin and Yang, opposites and compliments, and everything that is around us. Moreover, it also touches the subject of Astrology, and the influence that according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, and Horoscopes, the moon holds over our characters.
So we are born, in a certain day of the month, in a certain day of a year, in that day the moon is positioned differently than all the others, and that position affects us depending on our positioning. Therefore, this influence surrounds us, and may affect our personalities. That combined with everything else that surrounds us; earth, wind, air, water, metal; everything exists in harmony with us and all else. Everything blends in together, and trascends to one another…
The Yin and Yang idea that everything has an opposite that completes the nature of the object. Just like every day has a night, every light spot has a dark one, in good there’s evil, for a man there’s a woman. There is harmony, balance… without it, the world cannot function.
You can find this painting and other stuff in my Online Store.
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November 3rd, 2005 Amy
Harmony: The Quest For Companionship was born out of my interest in Comparative Mythology and the Hero’s Journey. I was first introduced to this terms in year 2004, when I took my final course of Writing at Foundation Visual Art & Design, instructor Jennica Harper briefly explained story structure, and I was instantly hooked. After graduating, I went back to Peru where I spent some time figuring out where were my strengths and what I really wanted to do with my life.
All of a sudden, my interest on this topic grew and I found myself reading several essays on-line about this fascinating topic. Later on, I found myself writing a brief essay on the Tao-ji symbol (Yin & Yang), and in the blink of an eye – I was already back in Canada trying to figure out what to do for my final project.
In my search for more information about Joseph Campbell’s ideas, as well as C.G Jung’s ideas of the Collective Unconscious, I couldn’t find many visual aids, so I thought it was going to be a great adventure for me. But where should I begin to explain such a broad topic?
It all began by a great research on the topic, trying to focus in the most important and relevant points of someone’s (the hero’s) journey. Two weeks later, and a 3-hour brainstorming session later, I was ready to plan my story in script format. I had already a pretty clear idea of what I wanted to have, so I put it on paper, and after a week, I had already a script that didn’t change much when turned into storyboards. The storyboards turned into a pretty detailed animatic that then went to the Audio Department, where Sound Designers Liam Wong & Craig George would get a basic idea of what sounds to make. During that process, I started doing the drawings and illustrations needed for the animation.
The piece earned me a nomination for Best Project Management in the DD02 Graduation, as well as an award for Best Animation at the My Hero Film Festival.
Watch Harmony: The Quest for Companionship by clicking this link.
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