Fashion Weak 02
©2015 Craig Ashby
Digital Art

The biggest draw of these pieces are the distortion of facial forms created by the CMYK offset but more importantly the texture. Impressionist and pop at the same time. Once again recalling those great album covers I constantly reference.

I constantly try to imagine a new series that implements all of these elements I have chased for so many years. A perfect culmination of the aesthetic that seems to haunt me. Haunting from the idea aether.

Then I retaliate in thought and try to imagine the exact opposite. Shaking off the slavery of an eye in comfort. A series of art that makes me uncomfortable both mentally and visually.

As with most things in life, the true goal is finding a nice sweet spot between the two paradigms. Again my mind rebels because it knows the failure of being a centrist. The center sweet spot is also a bed of comfort. Comfort is not the key to growth.

So I pull back and realize that the idea war is purely speculative. At this very moment I struggle to accomplish anything. My mind is fried and when it can think it puts nothing but obstacles in my way.

Instead of just creating, I create long lists of procrasticlean items. To Do lists that block everything I want to do. Tiny mind games of do this and then you can do this. Knowing that each item on the list is nothing but a stumbling block.