Caffeine Dream

The painting uses the color compliments yellow and purple to create an optical vibration. There is no ground, no vantage point, and no context that defines space. The effect is a kind of astral floating electric image. 2009 UW Libraries Student Purchase Award The image was sketched in a lucid state...

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Other Authors: Major, Evan (Artist)
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 2008
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Painting
Abstract - 21st century > University of Wyoming - Art - Awards
inuit
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10176/wyu:62333
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spelling ftunivwyomingdc:oai:10176:wyu_163590 2023-05-15T16:55:05+02:00 Caffeine Dream Major, Evan (Artist) 2008 nonprojected graphic 30 x 24 inches http://hdl.handle.net/10176/wyu:62333 https://uwdigital.uwyo.edu/islandora/object/wyu%3A163590/datastream/TN/view/Caffeine%20Dream.jpg unknown wyu:163590 http://hdl.handle.net/10176/wyu:62333 https://uwdigital.uwyo.edu/islandora/object/wyu%3A163590/datastream/TN/view/Caffeine%20Dream.jpg In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted Painting Abstract - 21st century--University of Wyoming - Art - Awards StillImage Oil paintings 2008 ftunivwyomingdc 2022-01-31T10:14:52Z The painting uses the color compliments yellow and purple to create an optical vibration. There is no ground, no vantage point, and no context that defines space. The effect is a kind of astral floating electric image. 2009 UW Libraries Student Purchase Award The image was sketched in a lucid state while listening to music. It was discovered later that the sketch offered a good opportunity for a color experiment. It also draws on inspiration from Inuit art at the Denver Art Museum. The artist was aware of the way our eyes interpret color. Our eyes can only process one color to its complement at a time. Color complements edge to edge result in a visual shock. Still Image inuit University of Wyoming: UW Libraries Digital Repository (Digital UW)
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Abstract - 21st century--University of Wyoming - Art - Awards
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Abstract - 21st century--University of Wyoming - Art - Awards
Caffeine Dream
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Abstract - 21st century--University of Wyoming - Art - Awards
description The painting uses the color compliments yellow and purple to create an optical vibration. There is no ground, no vantage point, and no context that defines space. The effect is a kind of astral floating electric image. 2009 UW Libraries Student Purchase Award The image was sketched in a lucid state while listening to music. It was discovered later that the sketch offered a good opportunity for a color experiment. It also draws on inspiration from Inuit art at the Denver Art Museum. The artist was aware of the way our eyes interpret color. Our eyes can only process one color to its complement at a time. Color complements edge to edge result in a visual shock.
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title Caffeine Dream
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title_full Caffeine Dream
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title_full_unstemmed Caffeine Dream
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