My name is John Charles Ricker. I am an artist, writer, speaker, and thinker who lives in Minneapolis.
This blog will evolve as I explore this medium of expression, but I expect it will always contain my photography and art. Some of the art will be straightforward, but over half of it will play with one's perception.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Title: Electronic Could Fish Fan
This one was hard to title because I see shapes borrowed from so many different objects. This piece of art evolved around the shape in the center. The lines coming out from the center object were a spontaneous decision by me that gave me inspiration that lead me to the completion of this image. The smears were unintentional, but they added character and I made no effort to erase them or limit their presence.
The fin-like protrusions were as unexpected as the rest of this work. I let my sense of aesthetics run wild with them. I made a rule about their orientation, but I felt compelled to break that rule multiple times. I had drawn a lot of pieces with strict rules governing them before I drew this one and I was feeling a bit rebellious.
The chief mistake of this piece may be my drawing so many strict pieces before this one. The result is somewhat funny in the sense that it doesn’t look like a mistake to me at all. My individual whims drove me to create something that looks whole.
The title is true to the nature of this image because I just let my mind blurt out the first three words that popped into my mind when I looked upon my memory of this image. Then I had an urge to add “electronic” in front of the three words, so I did. I believe the urge to add “electronic” came from the angular lines that penetrate the cloud.
Materials: Two hours of my time. Felt tip pen on bristol board.
