Cheryl Hrudka & Stan Johnson
Abstract Creation
In 2009, co-owners of Recent Developments, Cheryl Hrudka and Stan Johnson, took a different path from their traditional photography. Both began to explore the virtually unlimited non-representational possibilities offered by digital software.
"When we sit down at the computer, we usually start with a blank canvas both on the computer and in our minds. We begin and let the colors and lines take us from there. Even if we start with an idea, it usually takes a much different road and we end up with something totally different. If we get ‘stuck’ and don’t know where to go from a certain point, we leave it for a while and go on to another. We find that by doing this we refresh our vision. “ - Cheryl Hrudka
Cheryl Hrudka
Cheryl Hrudka enjoys going down the road less traveled. "I have always been interested in Abstracts. It is a form of art in which the viewer makes up his / her own mind as to the artist’s intention.”
The evolution of computer software has allowed Cheryl numerous possibilities, which she has fully embraced. Starting with a blank 185MB field and then employing various software, such as Photoshop, along with multiple filters, Cheryl begins her creative process. Accessories such as a drawing tablet allow her to draw and further manipulate the image. She has found that architectural details, encapsulated and transformed, work better than other genres. However, there are no rules. Cheryl focuses on the journey. There are no maps. While at times she has an idea of where she is going with an image, she truly does not know the end result until she gets there.
Cheryl is currently represented by the Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, and the Art Design Consultants Gallery in Cincinnati, OH. Her photographs and abstract images can be seen in hospitals, corporations and private collections throughout the United States and Canada.
Stan Johnson Artist Statement
They call it "Adobe Photoshop" for a reason. Digital art's nearest living relative is photography. From photography's beginnings in 1839 until Steichen's exhibition "The Family of Man" (circa 1955), four generations of photographers labored in virtual obscurity. Photography was the step child of the plastic arts, hardly acknowledged, let alone accepted. Two more generations passed before it was allowed in the "family" picture. Things are moving a good deal faster today. Digital art is facing a similar gauntlet, but the course will be far shorter. At this moment, Digital is taught in Universities throughout America and the world. The first masters of the medium are alive, some are working, today. Digital success is inevitable. For now, those practitioners are "voices crying in the wilderness". Do have a look. It won't be the wilderness for long.
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