Motion Picture

During a weekend visit to my old neighborhood in Los Angeles, I sought to create an abstract painting that would capture the ever-changing essence of the city. I felt that adhering to a traditional, right-side-up format would be too restrictive for the size of the canvas I was envisioning, so I decided to venture into creating my first omnidirectional painting. To begin, I sketched a preliminary outline using graphite, drawing upon the Renaissance art techniques I learned while working on projects such as the Mona Lisa and studying Masaccio’s drawings. These techniques would aid in achieving a sense of “rounded” movement in the piece that would be visible from every angle.