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A Collection of Simple Colors
Color is a simple concept. We see color therefore color
exists. Just read each label, memorize a color chart that
expands past your creativity and the combinations become
endless. We are left with a simple concept, a decision as to
which side of the spectrum we feel that moment. We
express it. We wear it. We confess in it. Meanwhile we are
left standing blinded to the reality of a misunderstood
existence. We condemn a gray society focused on the
beauty in simple logic.
When I drive, I can spot a cop car a mile away. I can read a
street sign farther away than anyone I have ever ridden with.
The idea of color seems so clear to me. I believe what my
eyes tell me to see even if I know it is not what the rest of the
universe sees. If you were to ask me about what colors I use
in my paintings I would rarely be right in my answers. Yes I
see color but no I do not see like everyone else. Instead I
analyze a scientific chart of color. I have stumped eye
doctors and confused colleagues.
My recent show is about the journeys Bop and Earl take
through Lobdell Universe. They explore the outer reaches
of my amusing land. These are my absurd landscapes. It is
here that I am trying to grasp the logic of color knowing that
a cloud of confusion floats between the canvas and I. This is
my collection of simple colors. I enjoy every one of them and
take special care deciding on each and every one. So if the
concept is simple to you, great explain it to me, I may never
get it.
Rick Lobdell
Color is a simple concept. We see color therefore color
exists. Just read each label, memorize a color chart that
expands past your creativity and the combinations become
endless. We are left with a simple concept, a decision as to
which side of the spectrum we feel that moment. We
express it. We wear it. We confess in it. Meanwhile we are
left standing blinded to the reality of a misunderstood
existence. We condemn a gray society focused on the
beauty in simple logic.
When I drive, I can spot a cop car a mile away. I can read a
street sign farther away than anyone I have ever ridden with.
The idea of color seems so clear to me. I believe what my
eyes tell me to see even if I know it is not what the rest of the
universe sees. If you were to ask me about what colors I use
in my paintings I would rarely be right in my answers. Yes I
see color but no I do not see like everyone else. Instead I
analyze a scientific chart of color. I have stumped eye
doctors and confused colleagues.
My recent show is about the journeys Bop and Earl take
through Lobdell Universe. They explore the outer reaches
of my amusing land. These are my absurd landscapes. It is
here that I am trying to grasp the logic of color knowing that
a cloud of confusion floats between the canvas and I. This is
my collection of simple colors. I enjoy every one of them and
take special care deciding on each and every one. So if the
concept is simple to you, great explain it to me, I may never
get it.
Rick Lobdell
Rick Lobdell has an MFA in
Painting from the Savannah
College of Art and Design. This
website shows his current
artwork. Enjoy the galleries and
if you happen to have a pair of
Chromadepth 3D glasses we
suggest you put them on and
come along for a ride through
Lobdell Universe.
Painting from the Savannah
College of Art and Design. This
website shows his current
artwork. Enjoy the galleries and
if you happen to have a pair of
Chromadepth 3D glasses we
suggest you put them on and
come along for a ride through
Lobdell Universe.