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Picture Elements Series
Picture Elements is a painted series that explores colour, whimsy, and nostalgia. My process is to make whimsical digital collages from pixel art video games. I rearrange the assets and alter them to create new and fun scenarios for the familiar characters, objects and backgrounds. These collages are then painted on a hand-gridded surface, using the digital piece as a pattern. As a creator I value time-consuming, handmade processes. This series is an attempt to combine my love of the handmade, and the aesthetic and nostalgia of the digital. For me, these pieces bring to life the joys of childhood and evoke cheerful memories of wasted time.
The Guardians (2022), as seen above, is a smaller series within Picture Elements, that features the main Sailor Guardians from the popular animated series Sailor Moon. This series was all about making individual pieces for each Guardian that represented their character and essence, with my own twists and tastes added. These collages are made from many different video games assets to create new cohesive and visually interesting pieces.
The painting above, Ramen (2022), was a collage made from a bunch of food assets from games. There are also a few timelapses of the process. More timelapses are available on my Tiktok page @bloobagel.
A couple custom paintings I've done in this series. If you're interested in getting a custom painting made, email me for pricing and any questions.
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