Valpyra

"This NEW Zazzle store features my latest work....which I view as a new form of cerebral aesthetic Cubism... but on many different visual levels. This digital expression of a "multiple view" subject is similar to work created by Picasso, and the patterned works of Gustav Klimt. Textures, shapes, colors, lights and motion are all key segments in building the creative foundation found in each print or plate. I call my process of digital manipulation PADE (Photographic And Digital Enhancement). With PADE I can take a selected visual subject (artwork) to it's breaking point of structure, then mingle and redefine the images (again like Picasso and Klimt). A vast collection of filters, interacting masks and textures often come into play when creating the new image. This final visual statement challenges the viewer while testing their senses. My experimental work uses a clear overlay (cel or transparent plate) which I print, paint or draw on. This PADE cel can be produced on, then printed off the computer and now on the items for sale here in my store. When viewed together with a hard copy print (as a base) the cel creates a stylized 3D lenticular image. All PADE prints can be viewed with the naked eye where a gentle motion is noticed. No special glasses are needed to view this effect unlike traditional 3D which is so popular today. This gentle movement can also be achieved with the use of another type of PADE cel which is a simple black or colored outlined cel or with certain areas of additional color and/or texture added to it. I'm now beginning to translate this PADE process to multi level artwork. I hope you like my work and that it inspires you....as much as it inspires me"! Valpyra Skullstyr New York City