No, the idea for this work of art does not have any religious background although it sounds that way. It is an experimental work of art, which represents my occupation with symbols and their meaning. As we know, surrealists like DalÃ, Magritte, Bosch or Escher often hid messages, visions and dreams in their artwork, which they depicted through certain symbols.
The original title: “When angels are no longer desired” describes in this artwork the situation of a well meaning friend in need who tries to show somebody the right door in life but gets nothing but ingratitude in return for his helper efforts.The helper appears as a human being (mask), the good will inside him (represented by the wings) would like to show the way (the light), although it is guided by some higher power (the marionette limbs and the lines) and seems to be a stranger (strange form of the head) .As far as the implementation is concerned, many small and often very time-consuming steps are needed which require much experience with the respective software applications. Drawing and creative skills are undoubtedly the prerequisites without which such a work of art cannot be developed, no matter in which technique. What does the proverb say? “All roads lead to Rome”: and so the techniques described here represent my working method which i combined especially for this workshops to seize the opportunity to give many small hints in the margin. Of course, working solely on a computer is one possibility. However, the challenge for me is to take an artwork out of the computer, split it into its components in order to combine them anew, refine them with traditional painting methods and then scan it again to make it apt for reproduction, much larger. This step by step is supposed to induce you to develop your own ideas and give you hints how to implement them. As an artist, you are also a researcher to a certain extent and particularly in the fields of digital and mixed media there is lots of pioneering work to be done until this kind of art is established and accepted. As a basic requirement, I hypothesize that you are acquainted with the functions of a computer and have some basic knowledge in Photoshop. I will explain some commands more thoroughly during the workshop; however, it is always better to try things out yourself. The term “rendering” should be known, it means the computer-controlled calculation of a 3D-model. The equipment: PC or Mac with at least 800 MHz, 1 GB RAM, and enough hard disk space, Photo printer at least A4,A4 scanner with 600 dpi minimum, Wacom tablet, at least A6 large Photoshop 7.0 or newer Poser 3, Watercolor, Ovalit-T fibre glue, airbrush paint (e.g. Createx), black acrylic paint in a tube, ready covered and pre-primed canvas, fixa- tive and clear coat and of course bristle brush and airbrush.
