I just (last night) created a new blog on Tumblr to highlight my more imaginitive and powerful images, My Myths and Monsters. The problem with this (Blogger) blog, and also sites like Flickr, is that the sequence of images becomes a stream of consciousness whereby the selection is done on the fly and with the consequence that things like consistency and quality can sometimes take a back seat, and the best images can get lost in the sea of many...
We'll see how this works out. After having uploaded a goodly number of images from over the years to the new blog, my intention now is to put only the best pieces up on Tumblr.
Selected image below: Eros & Thanatos Were Lovers (2003)...this seems to be my most popular and iconic image, if Tumblr reposts & its presence on other blogs and web sites are any indication...
William T. Ayton is a British/US artist based in New York's Hudson Valley. His work deals with the human condition, social issues and myth. He creates drawings, paintings & augmented reality pieces, and has recently started to experiment with AI-generated art.
Showing posts with label eros and thanatos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eros and thanatos. Show all posts
Friday, July 08, 2011
Monday, May 09, 2011
Eros and Thanatos, 2003
This is a re-post of what is apparently one of my more popular images, as I tend to find it on other people's blogs quite frequently (I just found it again, this time on a Serbian blog), sometimes attributed to myself, and sometimes not. I actually don't mind people "appropriating" my work for their blogs and web sites, but I would prefer it if those people credited the artist & linked my name to my main web site (www.ayton.net) or this blog. I understand that sometimes an image turns up from one of these secondary sites without attribution, and then the image is re-used, with the assumption that the artist is no longer around or suchlike (I am still around, last time I checked). This is not meant to be a rant, just an observation. I'm putting in a larger version of the ink drawing "Eros and Thanatos Were Lovers" below, as all of the previous ones available are rather small. This is still probably too low-resolution to be used for things like t-shirts or CD covers and so forth, so if anyone wants to license this piece for that kind of commercial purpose, they should ideally contact me (either leave a comment on this blog, or send an email to info "at" ayton "dot" net). Thanks.
Eros and Thanatos Were Lovers, 2003, brush & ink on paper, 24" x 19".
Eros and Thanatos Were Lovers, 2003, brush & ink on paper, 24" x 19".
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