I can't pin down a single all-powerful inspiration or influence, at least not one that is solely responsible for influencing me. However some of the things that do inspire me and my art are:
Myself (my image)
Music
Movies
News
Religion
Family
Cartoons, Anime, Television
Games
War
Disease
Emotions
Simplicity
What drives me is simply my innate thirst for creativity and dare I say it, boredom. In my opinion, artists so often fall into the realm of a certain standard that it is hard to access the creativity they contain. In my case, I do not want to avoid the standards whether it includes just sticking to one medium, one style or one size. I am an avid believer of change and the idea that experiencing new things will lead you in a new direction to help one become a different artist or person. As for the boredom, I often find myself at my computer bored out of my mind, and rather than always draw, I figure working with photoshop, 3ds Max and a variety of other programs is more worth my time.
I'm very much a believer in the "good guy" coming out on top idea and optimistic. I think in most cases my art reflects my ideology. However, I do enjoy sometimes a darker type of art, a more urban art some prefer to call it, focusing on shadows, the human figure and modern day clothing and technology. Also I am especially interested in adding an element of fantasy to my art. Realism is almost never my goal. I think the reproducing a light-bulb is great and all, but if I wanted to see one I would go to the nearest Walmart to pick up a pack. It's great that people have the talent to reproduce objects on paper, stone, etc, but what I want to do is create a representation of the object in a new form, whether it includes waving the contour a bit to create a more cartoony feel, or placing it in a unique composition with an interesting subject. Too much emphasis is put in recreating an object instead of customizing an object so that it becomes your own.
Heading back to the inspirations, I want to post a few quotes and/or links pertinent to what I was trying to get at and thought provoking (at least when you hear them in context).
Music:
Emiliana Torrini: Beggar's Prayer
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I think there's a great deal of sadness and truth to this song and it gives me this feeling that, you know life happens, sadness is apart of it and you have to cope. In this way I think it inspires and reminds me of past events which may or may not be useful in portraying something in art.
Movies: What Dreams May Come. One of the most gorgeous movies of all time. I don't know how it couldn't inspire someone to want to work hard and hope to achieve a level of artistry equal to that of its creators.
Two quotes from the novel The Alchemist:
"What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate."
"We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand."
Finally, something that contributes to my "super uber geekiness", I think this more than anything inspires me to create because I am amazed at what other people have learned to do with technology.
It's ridiculously gorgeous 3D animation and it combines a dark theme with an interesting style.
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