Brad Becker
March 2025 - David Exposed
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About the Image(s)
This image is a work in progress. The story hasn't been fully fleshed out, pun intended. I liked the idea of using the stately image of David juxtaposed with a solid California tree. I used some generative fill to help solve some of the challenges in managing the tops of the trees and address some complicated issues with the trunk.
4 comments posted
Clever idea (and title). Putting David in a hole inside the tree gives him weight and reinforces the fact that the statue is inside the tree. Everything about the landscape looks as if one could walk right into it. My one little nit is David's left hand which I removed. I hope you don't mind. I know Michaelangelo won't. Nice work. Posted: 03/05/2025 14:57:54
Hi Brad, it is like he emerges from a portal to another time and place. I think that the perspective strengthens the impression, and I love the mood that the new sky and colors give to the wilderness. I wonder if retaining something of the lovely knobbly root of the original might add extra interest in the foreground? Posted: 03/05/2025 18:34:19
Hi Brad,
I really like your idea of creating this portal in time, placing David in such a different environment from what we're used to seeing. Alan's crop suggestion helps center the attention on the fact that the sculpture is on the tree, though at the same time, it loses some of the surrounding context.
I suggest working a bit on the lighting of David-since he is inside the trunk, the light should reflect the difference in luminosity from the interior to the exterior. To my eye, this gradation is not very noticeable at the moment.
Posted: 03/12/2025 18:00:18
I really like your idea of creating this portal in time, placing David in such a different environment from what we're used to seeing. Alan's crop suggestion helps center the attention on the fact that the sculpture is on the tree, though at the same time, it loses some of the surrounding context.
I suggest working a bit on the lighting of David-since he is inside the trunk, the light should reflect the difference in luminosity from the interior to the exterior. To my eye, this gradation is not very noticeable at the moment.
Posted: 03/12/2025 18:00:18
So fun! I love the concept and who doesn't love a David, ha!
I think your placement works well and the new sky gives a bit of drama.
I agree with Maria that adjusting the lighting could improve the image. I actually like the lighting on the original David as it is more nuanced. Since your tree image has the sun coming from above, that is where the light should fall. Posted: 03/13/2025 21:21:44
I think your placement works well and the new sky gives a bit of drama.
I agree with Maria that adjusting the lighting could improve the image. I actually like the lighting on the original David as it is more nuanced. Since your tree image has the sun coming from above, that is where the light should fall. Posted: 03/13/2025 21:21:44