Tyson Crosbie

Methods

At no other time in history has the link between a thought and a product been shorter. I can literally have an idea as I fall asleep and wake up and implement the idea within hours of waking. From idea to product in a few hours. We certainly live in fast times, I’m not entirely convinced that much else has changed. We still feel, think and even behave in a similar way as previous generations. Evolution is slow, even when we push it around.

I shoot digitally, and print traditionally

My digital camera allows me to work quickly, by painting standards I can work at breakneck speeds. Personally, I find this an advantage when working on expression, because my moods and ideas can be fleeting. I can produced work in a single day that is intense, observational, ironic and formal. Most of my influencers in the Abstract Expressionist movement spend weeks working on a canvas and I admire their work but I have none of their patience.

Traditional printing keeps me grounded in the real business of art. It speaks to my classical art training and allows me to display works cleanly and in an archival way. These images will look just how they are meant long after I’m gone.

Again I’m struck by the relationship to evolution that my work has. Work quickly on successive trials then through selection let the best survive through time.

Participation

Buy a print of this image. Leave a comment on Flickr or Facebook. Tweet this post and share your thoughts about the image below.

Phoenix 22 begins

This year I’m doing things a little differently, by releasing the work an image at a time for 22 days. I believe this will allow for a much more direct look at the images as they stand individually. I consider the work expressionist so I’d love to hear how the work makes you feel or get your stream of conciousness responses to the visual language that I’ve presented here. Much like @alandd’s response last year “..the drips raise my anger..”, which ended up in the Phoenix 21 book, comments that tap into the power of expression will be used in the Phoenix 22 book.

To facilitate discussion the images will be released on etsy, flickr, facebook, and here in this webspace. It will be easy to buy 16×24″ prints of the work on my etsy account, view and comment on the Phoenix 22 set on flickr and facebook or you may discover new insights to the work as I talk about it here on Lying to Tell the Truth.

Participation is king

I’m seeking your participation this year and have some special rewards for those that participate by commenting, sharing, and buying the work. Comments that really delve into the work and ask questions will obviously score much higher than “I like it”, in fact I might give negative points to that ;). While sharing is obviously easily done on Facebook and Twitter, favoriting on flickr and etsy will also count as sharing.

Welcome to Phoenix 22. Enjoy.