Showing posts with label originals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label originals. Show all posts

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Integrity in our artwork.

With more and more people being exposed to our Artwork we are starting to get asked if we would consider a commissioned piece using someone elses photo. We have been working on how to answer this in a way that is understandable for the non-artist. 

Right now our pieces are completely ours. We make the paper, take the photographs, print the photographs, build the shadow boxes for the frames, paint and distress the frames, mat the pictures and put it all together keeping in mind the feel of the culture, moment in time and overall feel of the subject matter. We take great pride in our pieces being a work of art from beginning to end. 


It is tempting to make some extra cash taking someone elses picture and creating a work of art out of it. It is also touching to know that someone appreciates your craft enough that they want you to take something that they hold dear and make it into a piece of art. We are honored that someone likes our style enough that they would trust us with their memories. 

I guess what it comes down to for us, is that the photography is the art. The paper, the process, the framing are all a craft, one that could be taught. The eye of the photographer, the attention to the moment in time, the layout, the lighting, the colors, all of that is captured by our lens. The rest is just how we choose to represent the art. 

We are willing to do commissioned work. Should someone have a subject matter that they would like to see in one of our works and we have access to photograph that subject matter or we have photographed it in the past, we would be happy to make a piece for someone with our original photograph. We are also open to taking someones photograph as the basis for a watercolor, acrylic or pencil portrait. That would still allow us to remain the artist. 


There is a part of me that would start to feel like an overpriced kinkos if we started printing other peoples photos on to our paper and that isn't what our artwork is about. We hope our patrons understand and appreciate the artistic integrity of our pieces. Hopefully this will help them maintain their value and make them an investment in the future. 



Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Art Design Process combines own techniques with those of the Masters




Minutes after becoming Mr and Mrs. Jurica, overlooking the Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy

About The Artists –
In keeping with their artistic instincts Cory and Laura Jurica were married in the heart and birthplace of the Renaissance... Florence, Italy.
The Jurica's combined efforts are distinct; a proud reflection of many years of research and study. To further knowledge and fuel passion, they try to visit different areas across the world, adding flavor to their life and to their art.
With her forte in watercolors, pen and ink - and his in materials composition, sculpture and design... this team is quality that is easily noticed.


Cory & Laura @ Chambord Castle - Chambord/Cheverny France

Their combined works reflect the parts of the world they visit, from tiled
Roman baths of Caracalla... Pompeiian frescoes of Southern Italy... Egyptian Ruins @ Karnak... to Thailand's Wat Phra Kaew and Asian Temples of Confucius...
- Depictions of the greats, now only found in legendary museums such as the Uffizi and the Louvre.


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Cory Jurica -
His “process” is a combination of Mediterranean fresco techniques and Thai paper making processes. Over the years, Cory's work has been previously showcased as a conglomerate collage effort, entwining his textured designs with other Artisans, well known along the Gulf Coast Regions, and some of whose work have hung in the Smithsonian. The bulk of the conglomerate collage works have been released in South and Central Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and regions of Russia.
As a native Texan, Cory grew up along the
South Texas Gulf Coastal area. He currently resides in Central Florida, working in creative roles both with his partner and for Central Florida's well known tourist destinations.
The Jurica’s design pieces tie in the new with the old, a refined-weathered visage whose techniques, already proven by the masters to transcend the test of time...
          
    

Cory Jurica along Pont Alexandre III
(ponte neuf) - Paris, France

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Laura Jurica
With her degree in Fine Arts from South East Missouri State, Laura (Bartlett) Jurica had vision to move to Central Florida to further her passions. Though she has passion for world travel and culture, her artistic drive lies with creating portraits, watercolor paintings, and pen and ink illustrations. She has joined forces with her partner creating symbolic relics - reflections of their worldly travels. She is currently working creatively for Central Florida's well known tourist destinations.



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Laura Jurica at Giza Plateau, Egypt




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Origins of works-

Much of Jurica's organic style and natural earthy color sense reflects from his childhood surroundings, the nearby beaches and rugged South Texas landscape. His compositions not only reflect nature, they respect it. The works are comprised of no less than 80% recycled content. The bulk of the recycled
materials used come from carefully selected paper pulps and reclaimed industrial products. The process he has developed is a combination borrowed from various cultures and sources. These techniques borrowed from the world's greatest artesians span from the Mediterranean, to Egypt, to Thailand and the Orient.



Artist's shadow on hieroglyph wall while visiting Ancient Kom Ombo Temple, Egypt

The combination of materials and composition have left the textured designs in a category all their own. The abstract compositions simply don't 'fit the box' defined as paintings, prints, nor sculptures. The most accurate descriptive category they could be placed in would be a composite fresco collage. Cory simply calls them 'Works' or 'Pieces'.

He has done numerous compositions with various artists, some of whose works have hung in the Smithsonian. Most conglomerate works entwine his own textured designs as a background with the Artisan's renowned works, adding texture appeal and distinction. The bulk of the Jurica's combined works have been released in South and Central Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and regions of Russia.


Jurica’s design pieces tie in the new with the old, a refined weathered visage whose techniques, already proven by the masters to transcend the test of time...


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