Experimental nominee

These images are made from a single underwater photo of an emperor angelfish which I took in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, during diving. As an avid diver, I was fascinated by the colors and patterns on the bodies of underwater creatures such as nudibranchs, angelfish and sea anemones. The colors and patterns are artistic. I have been experimenting to utilize the colors and/or pattens as original source of my artwork. The emperor angelfish has many linear stripes on the body. The character of the stripes are reflected on this series of images. The images are entirely different from the original underwater photo. I intended to present an art of colors and patterns of symphony.

I am an avid diver. I had a desire to find a way to turn my underwater photos into independent creative artwork. During Covid-19 pandemic, I could not travel for diving. However, I had enough time to experiment my desire and creation. Images were created, originated from my photos of underwater creatures. The images sometimes retain the original colors and/or the patters appear on the sea creatures, but, mostly, only parts of them can be recognized. Without information, it is hard to imagine the creatures in the original photos. Many of the created artworks are entirely different from the originals. I am especially interested in the combination of colors and patterns appear on nudibranchs, angelfish and sea anemones. The colors and the pattern on these creatures are fascinating and artistic. From these resources, I made images. As a diver, while I enjoy watching various sea creatures underwater, to make an artwork from a photo is a different process which I feel compelled to do.

Some of artworks are presented in my online gallery, https://www.artfromocean.com