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Simultaneous Contrast Poster
by Sid Freeman
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Simultaneous Contrast poster by Sid Freeman. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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My friend Jeanne Poland and fellow calligrapher said to me: Every thought that I have is either illusion or illumination. I thought that was very... more
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My friend Jeanne Poland and fellow calligrapher said to me: "Every thought that I have is either illusion or illumination". I thought that was very profound and asked her if I could used it for a painting. Well, she said yes and here it is. I hope she likes it. I hope you like it. Due to the sliding in and out of illumination and illusion I chose a somewhat modern gothic, hee, hee...if there is really such a thing, so the letters would be seen in each others spaces. I also liked the changing quality of colors as they were surround by different backgrounds. J. Albers did a wonderful study of the simultaneous contrast of colors. Using grey as a low identity color - going toward violet when surrounded by yellow and yellowish when surrounded by purple. I am trying here to use this color quality again as a metaphor for the illusive nature of illusion and illumination.
About Sid Freeman
Lettering Art by Sid Freeman �After 20 years as a professional calligrapher, I found myself competing with the computer. This was not fun and slowly I worked back to my roots as a painter only this time using those magical sound symbols which make up our speech.� Receiving her MFA from the University of Wyoming and then working in advertising Sid Freeman became enamored with calligraphy. With the help of the Wyoming Arts Council grant money she began to study with many incredible professionals as well as taking workshops from the Colorado Calligraphers� Guild. In 1987 she became self employed and enjoyed doing great jobs like the Wyoming Governor�s Awards and Federal Marshal�s Proclamations. In 1993 she and her husband,...
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