Metamorphosis 

271 creative works found

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  FoxyLady
  by Philippa

  Oil on MDF Board, 1.5×1m and 25mm dark wooden frame. / This was an exhibit piece for my College collection. / FoxyLady: sly, sharp minded and quick as a fox, when out-numbered we are beaten down by dogs.

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  Metamorphosis
  by Melissa Jayne Curtis

  Artists Statement: / My initial idea was to express metamorphosis through a concept of change; new beginnings, starting again and re-creating your existence. Inspired by a personal experience, I wanted to use this concept as a way of ‘coming clean’ for my own reasons. I took my ‘metamorphosis’ concept and wanted to express it through the change of seasons, each season being a step towards becoming someone new, it’s a process and each stage carries its own emotion. I expressed each stage using: composition, light/shadow, object, texture, colour, focal point, symbolism, format, movement, contrast and facial expression. Symbolism for Summer: Colour: The red colour of the paint shows her emotion – angry, frustrated, eager restless and THIRSTY for something new. / Format / And Contrast: I made her face at a high contrast to show that her identity is simple. She’s covered in a block of clothing, with little detail, to show that she’s boldly covering herself up. Texture: I used a hard cement coating and a textured interior paint before I applied the paint –this shows that she has imperfections or flaws, which she wants to get rid of. Summer has a very hard texture, to show that this is the beginning of her process of purifying herself from impurities. Put this next to ‘Spring’ and you’ll see that the texture in that painting it a lot less than the texture in Summer, Autumn and Winter. This shows the progression of change. Composition: She holds her hand above her head, mostly to show confusion, she’s restless and using uses her hands to express this. She’s not centred to show that she isn’t centred in herself, this put in juxtaposition to ‘Spring’, when ‘Spring’ is in the VERY centre of the canvass. This shows the progress from beginning to end. Facial / Expression: This shows the emotion I’m trying to express in ‘Summer’. The reasons I used this expression is much like the reason I used the colour for this painting. The expression she has on her face, is a feeling I’m trying create of boredom, frustration and restless. Symbolism for Autumn: Composition: I composed Autumn on the right hand side of the canvas, for the reasons somewhat related to why I composed Summer to the left hand side of the canvas. This is to show the ‘off centred’ emotions and securities. She’s going through the stage of “shedding her identity” “shedding every colour” as an autumn tree does during the autumn season, which means that because she’s “shedding her identity” she isn’t completely there. This is why she is “off centred”. Light/ / Shadow: Because Autumn isn’t completely there, as I discussed above, she has a dark shadow over the side of her face. It’s covering her eye, as her eyes are the windows to her identity. It’s also covering half of her face to cover her facial identity. Texture: As I described in ‘Summer’, the texture is here to represent her flaws and imperfections, as the process goes on, her flaws ‘wash’ away. Colour: Here I am using Autumn colours, to express my season better. I tried to include all colours that the autumn leaf would have. I used mostly brown, because an autumn leaf which is brown, would be considered to be ‘dried out’ and ‘dead’. This shows that she is dying on the inside. But all plants need to be cut off and ‘pruned’ of the dead bits to let the new growth grow through. Symbolism: I used the symbol of a blanket, she is using to blanket herself from the world with. This shows that she is fragile, and beginning to be as fragile as a winter tree. She’s in hiding and about to be in hibernation, so she is protecting her wound as and one would, until it’s healed enough to be exposed. Facial / Expression: I made her look off to the side of the canvass to show that she’s avoiding eye contact and confrontation. She appears to be scared and inferior, looking out and protecting herself. Symbolism for Winter: Composition: I put her close up to show the confrontation she’s giving herself. She’s confronting every mistake and ‘washing it away’, analysing and correcting everything she’s ever done. She’s purifying her body and eroding every imperfection and flaw she has (texture). Focal Point: The focal point, I feel, are her eyes. I’ve made her eyes are shut to show that she isn’t letting anyone in. She’s isolating herself because she’s in ‘hibernation’- to hibernate is something the animals do during the winder time. She’s fragile like the trees and she’s breaking her self down to become strong again. Texture: Again, the texture is getting lesser, to show that her imperfections are being ‘washed away to purification’. They’re eroding away and she’s ‘coming clean’. Facial / Expression: Her facial expression (as I said in focal point) I’ve made her eyes are shut to show that she isn’t letting anyone in. She’s isolating herself because she’s in ‘hibernation’. She isn’t smiling, she isn’t happy, she looks like she’s looking at herself and looking at herself, analysing every mistake she’s ever made. Symbolism for Spring: Composition: I made her in the centre of the canvas to show that she’s now centred in herself. She’s strong and re-born. Every thing is in the past and she’s turning for the future. She’s spinning around because she’s ‘turning her back on the past’ Light/ / Shadow: I have dark shadow on her arms to show a sense of space. The her body parts that are behind her are now in the past, in the background and that the only important things are in the foreground, which is where she is spinning around to. Texture: Here, I’ve still used the cement texture, to show that there is no such thing as perfection; everyone still has flaws about them. But here, she’s gotten rid of all of the flaws that she can. Colour: The colours I’ve used here are colours which come out during spring time. Greens on the leaves and grass, pinks and yellows on the flowers. This shows the beauty of spring, and the beauty she holds now that she has washed herself clean of her mistakes, imperfections and flaws as a person (none of these flaws are physical – only mental and personal) she’s beautiful this represents her inner beauty of her flawless personality. Symbolism: She’s naked to express that she’s not afraid to reveal who she really is (put this in juxtaposition to Summer, when she first started off, she was covering herself up, afraid to show who she is). Now that she’s recreated herself, she’s not afraid to show who she is.I used butterflies as a symbol of metamorphosis, as butterflies represent change. Movement: I used her hair to show that she’s spinning around. The lines of her hair show this movement well. With the bit of hair starting to come around to the front of her face, and the hair behind her rapping around. The movement shows that she’s turning her back on her past. Facial / Expression: Her facial expression is here to represent her enjoyment, satisfaction of being free. I tried to make her smile a pleasant smile, she’s relaxed and I think this helps me express my emotion more.

• My Papillon
  by lianne

  Metamorphosed from the shelter of her silken web, / she broke the veil at last, well past the time for butterflies. / For silk became decep…

  Papillon is the French word for butterfly but I think the process of becoming one is a fine metaphor for the struggle to be yourself, especially for those who, like someone I love, wrestle with emotional disorders or special challenges.

• METAMORPHOSIS-CLINICAL DEATH
  by Ushna Sardar

  Commercialism / materialism / socialism / imperialism / shaping new life

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  Portrait of Alethea Hunt
  by Bill Proctor

  Oil on Canvas. This picture is cropped some-what due to the format of the original.

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  Changeling.
  by Bill Proctor

  Oil on Canvas. Part of a series on Metamorphosis.

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  Metamorphosis
  by Gratziela Gal

  ...turning into weeds. Going back to nature. Re-edit.

• Rock Metamorphosis Featured
  by Marilyn Harris

  Rock_Metamorphosis has been featured in “Textures_and_Material…

  Rock_Metamorphosis has been featured in Textures_and_Materials Group. Thank You, I am honoured that “Rock Metamorphosis” has been featured. Thank You to everyone on RB who give me so much encouragement and support!!

• Rock Metamorphosis featured in Abstracts from Nature
  by Marilyn Harris

  I am thrilled that Rock_Metamorphosis has been featured in “Ab…

  I am thrilled that Rock_Metamorphosis has been featured in Abstracts_from_Nature Thank You to all of you on RB – I really appreciate your overwhelming support!!

• I'm Being Metamorphosised!!!
  by udonchow

  This Doodle Tree artwork of Margpie is such a wonderful surprise for the day! :D I was so over …

  This Doodle Tree artwork of Margpie is such a wonderful surprise for the day! :D I was so over the moon when Margpie first bmailed me to tell me that she did a piece of artwork with me in mind and included my owls in her trademark doodletrees and asked if it would be ok for her to publish it here. I am so touched by her warm gesture and generosity of heart to me here on RB, please allow me to share my joy and Margpie’s Doodle Tree Art here :D Metamorphosised The little friends came to visit Doodle town, / they transformed the place and brought back the colour, / they were special , they spread their magic throughout the land / and now once again there is peace. This is a special tribute for Udonchow whose words of wisdom and unyielding support during the last few weeks has made her very special to me. / Thanks Ellen xx THANK YOU MARGPIE!! :D :D :D

• Lovin' it!! Metamorphosi Feautred - Thank You!
  by Donna Adamski

  Thank you so much great hosts of Live, Love, Dream group for featuring Metamorphosis...

  Thank you so much great hosts of Live, Love, Dream group for featuring Metamorphosis. I appreciate it greatly and I am humbled and honored. Thank you again, / Donna

• I made another SALE!!!! Thank You - Doreen Phillips
  by Donna Adamski

  Thank you so much Doreen Phillips for the purchase of a card of my Metamorphosis:...

  Thank you so much Doreen Phillips for the purchase of a card of my Metamorphosis collage. I truly hope your Mum will love it. Thank you again my friend, / Donna

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  Abandoned
  by Aaron Norton

  Panel 1 in the series L’Enfant de la Forêt / Collage in Adobe Photoshop After reading Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis I took to the narrative of Victor, the wolf child of Aveyron, France. Victor’s life story is the genesis of the first studies into understanding feral children in the Enlightenment era. I sensed a connection between Victor’s and Metamorphosis ’s Gregor’s inability to communicate with human language, one that alienated them both to varying states of dissolution. These collages are formed with hand-rendered drawings, pattern papers, and weathered texture paper together in the arena of Adobe Photoshop to produce six panels aimed at illustrating the yearning for understanding and the frustration and disappointment when that understanding is never fully realised.

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  Fed Empathy
  by Aaron Norton

  Panel 5 in the series L’Enfant de la Forêt / Collage in Adobe Photoshop Detail on Panel 1 Abandoned

• Metamorphosis 1v2 - A touch of the weirds
  by lightsmith

  A small experimental video

  A small experimental video

• the finest brush
  by PJ Ryan

  I painted his wings

  I was incredibly honoured to be asked to write a piece by one of my favourite visual artists Shanina Conway for a captivating and powerful image Butterfly Painter by Shanina Conway Butterfly Painter by Shanina Conway / Image and concept copyright © 2009 Shanina Conway

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  The Divorce
  by Jennifer K. Mulcahy

  (c) 2008 Jennifer K. Mulcahy / http://www.jenniferkmulcahy.com

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  Darwin Shrugged
  by Charles Oliver

  Your imagination should dictate a description.

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  Metamorphosis
  by Rob Bryant

  Detail: /

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  Metamorphosis
  by lindybird

  I found this caterpillar, along with many others like it, munching on a branch near Beaver Pond on Timberline Ranch, Wyoming. I’m not sure what kind of butterfly it will be, but my guess is some kind of swallowtail. It was a beautiful caterpillar, nonetheless. Nikon p80 as is

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  Metamorphosis
  by Dave Martsolf

  This abstract began as the face of a boulder erratic lying in the col between Clements and Reynods mountains in Glacier National Park. The pattern comes from sediment in a shallow sea that dried out, was bake, and then was torn up and redeposited in a subsequent wet or flooding event. The time – about 800 million years ago. The basic image was worked over with Photoshop to bring our subtle details and hit the observer over the head with it. Calendars for Friends Surreal Paintings Calendar / Surreal Watercolors Calendar Glacier National Park Calendar / Roses Calendar / Works Featured in Red Bubble Groups

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  Metamorphosis
  by Martilena

  Incendia 1.3 kaleidoscoped in PaintShopPro / October 28, 2009 Featured in: / A Kaleidoscope Kraze

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  Metamorphosis
  by Sundar Singh

  I’ve been playing around with this idea in my head for a while…. Model is an indian actress, the pose was inspired from one of her pics. I used texture brushes for the first time on her dress and I quite liked. Thanks to imagine FX for their huge collection of brushes/textures with every issue!

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  Metamorphosis
  by Alterren

  Comments are welcome. Made with UF v.5.01 Image copyright ©2007-2009 Alterren/Morgan Chase. All rights reserved. All the images contained in my RedBubble gallery may not be copied, duplicated, downloaded, uploaded, or linked back to ANY other website (social networking, customizing, etc.) outside of RedBubble. My images are NOT for use as: desktop backgrounds, custom skins for cellphones, website backgrounds, stock art, wallpaper…as well as any other intention to use it for commercial purposes for which I do NOT give my written permission.