Nicaro | Artist
Nicaro
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23.01.2022 new flux capacitor / tesseract thingo i started today - just cos they are fun to draw :)
23.01.2022 I have been putting this project off for far too long!! Finally tho, tile wall version 2. Its a fair bit bigger than the last one :D So important for the brainstorming/dreaming process =)
21.01.2022 When people ask me about my process and i start rambling on about 'geometry exercises, strict wireframes vs simplified wireframes as reference points, re-drawing/imagining things over a low opacity print of the oringal' etc etc etc, i I usually end up thinking to myself "this would be much easier to explain if i had examples" So here for easy reference are a bunch of sketches, brainstorms, experiments, progress snapshots and exercises
21.01.2022 So I decided today was the day for an overdue post Esoteric post (better late than never right heh heh). Firstly I want to extend a massive thank you to Steve Willis Light Wizard and Esoteric Festival for having me!! Esoteric last year really was a very big turning point in my art, providing me with the single biggest injection of inspiration and motivation to date! So much so that it also became a dream for me to be a part of Esoteric one day in any way that i could. So t...o have the opportunity to exhibit/share some of my art with our wonderful community at the next Esoteric really was an incredibly special experience for me. To all of the crew/s involved across the whole party I tip my hat to you!! Thank you for your passion , your endless hours of hard work, dedication and sacrifice you all put in to realise/reach your collective dream together. Hard to find the words that do this justice - but what you all created is truly breathtaking and humbling!! Next, i would like to thank all of you beautiful humans, each and every one of you with your vibrant, welcoming, friendly, expressive and encouraging disposition exponentially contributing to the collective radiance of these magical gatherings!! When i went to my first doof some years back i was going through an especially difficult time in my life, pushing myself away from the world and disconnecting more and more - essentially devoid of any sense of belonging or purpose. The moment i got to my first doof tho that all changed... I immediately felt at home, and after being so disconnected and lacking in social interaction for so long, I was especially taken by how welcoming this community was, every single person i had an interaction with (even if it was just to share a smile together as we passed) made me feel more comfortable and more like I belonged!! I say this with full conviction, doofing saved/changed my life. It was from the ever growing desire to share and contribute something that led to Nicaro :) In the months leading up to Esoteric i had an exciting and interesting realisation. In the beginning art was a great way of escaping momentarily, distracting myself when life's anxieties etc were overwhelming me. But in the last year i've noticed the escape has more increasingly been a fantasy based on reality - when i sit down in the studio and crank some doof, my mind wanders straight back to past doofs, keeping the memory and feeling fresh. The way i like to think about this in my imagination lately, is that everyone at all of the doofs i have been to, has had some influence on how my art manifests =) A bit of a rant haha, but it was honestly impossible trying to find something to say after Esoteric, without touching on the profound impact doofing has had on my life.
20.01.2022 Broke the stalemate on this yesterday :)
18.01.2022 hit a great rhythm working on this today, so i decided to try a slightly different approach. Rather than following through each idea and doing the fill work, I decided to smash on here a whole bunch of ideas at once. The idea is to gradually start working backwards towards my really early drawings, which were a lot more random and drawn with no intention of structure. I created myself a "choose your own adventure jigsaw puzzle"
16.01.2022 Wow Esoteric, what can i say......!! And where do i start.. An experience that will mean a lot to me, forever!!! overwhelmed, its still sinking in, still so much to decompress and digest. From the last few months glued to my desk, getting ready, to finally making it there and the experience of Esoteric itself :) Until i can gather myself from this amazing, incredible and overwhelming experience enough to properly put that into words, i offer you the only photo i took the whole festival before my battery flagged it. my Nicaro space =)
16.01.2022 Still on a buzz from Esoteric! Letting all the thoughts/words mesh together in the back of my mind, while I distract myself with 'unfinished business' heh heh. These are the unfinished pieces that were within striking distance, but had to pull the plug to finish the others in time :) ;) straight back into it =D
15.01.2022 Just over 3 weeks to go!!! I have been gearing myself up for this one, and with just a few weeks left to go, I expect time to fly! Can barely contain my excitement :D :D :D
08.01.2022 my most recently completed piece. As i receive many curiosities/queries regarding process, i thought i would start posting process pictures of a single/different element each time i post a completed piece. The process is different each time, as i apply/test out new discoveries/techniques etc A piece of the puzzle that is the process :)
07.01.2022 It has been a bit quiet on the art front lately, having to pack up the studio and move house. But I've landed on the other side with a bigger and better art space than ever!!! Cant wait to finish setting it up, and get seriously stuck into some projects that have been unwillingly but necessarily shelved temporarily for the last couple of months!!! Lots to get into straight away; for a start a heaaaps bigger hexagon tile wall space to fill, and above my computer there a sneaky... peak of a few colour things ive been tinkering with, awaiting the arrival of a range of new colours that are en route! For now tho, finish unpacking the mountain of drawings and sketches you can see on the desk there ;)
05.01.2022 I do enjoy a wobbly/wonky mandala :)
05.01.2022 Been tinkering more with acrylic and colour lately :)
