"I feel that Lewis Carroll's "Alice In Wonderland" is, by far, the most deeply imaginative journey ever recorded in physical form
... aside from the drug-induced masterpieces of the late 20th century. [Carroll] managed to manifest a world that consists of nothing
regular nor rational and, for some reason, it feels completely natural to me. I believe that we are all (subconsciously) following
a "white rabbit" for our entire lives. I'm always sober when I create anything and, during this time, I was very inspired. It was
my last year of college at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. I wanted to make pictures that would get people involved,
maybe ask
questions, relate to and (hopefully) enjoy.
I like making pictures that someone can enjoy from standing a few feet away from, but could also find so many little stories that take place upon closer inspection. I was taught to always stand a few feet away from paintings in museums because that is how they are meant to be viewed. (Of course, it was okay to afterwards get closer to see the details in the brush strokes.) So, I thought it would be so much more three-dimensional and interactive if you could get closer and still learn more about the story being illustrated. I tried to do that traditionally, but it is so hard to work with any medium that would allow me to create those little details. So, with "Down the Rabbit Hole," I started working digitally to accomplish this." - Robert Davis
www.davisillustration.com and www.myspace.com/creativerobot
Published by Rain Farm Press and its literary journal Paradigm.
Copyright © 2007.
questions, relate to and (hopefully) enjoy.
I like making pictures that someone can enjoy from standing a few feet away from, but could also find so many little stories that take place upon closer inspection. I was taught to always stand a few feet away from paintings in museums because that is how they are meant to be viewed. (Of course, it was okay to afterwards get closer to see the details in the brush strokes.) So, I thought it would be so much more three-dimensional and interactive if you could get closer and still learn more about the story being illustrated. I tried to do that traditionally, but it is so hard to work with any medium that would allow me to create those little details. So, with "Down the Rabbit Hole," I started working digitally to accomplish this." - Robert Davis
www.davisillustration.com and www.myspace.com/creativerobot
Published by Rain Farm Press and its literary journal Paradigm.
Copyright © 2007.
