Image description:

curiosity

It is the unknown that appears friendly and colorful. The landscape appears almost dreamy, where trees and water appear strange in the unreal light. Uncertainty in the unknown is triggered by the flying objects, which seem to be searching to illuminate the area. Are they threatening or do they want to help the visitor?

In the realm of unknown,

friendly it seems,

Colors dance, 

painting surrealistic dreams.

The landscape, a canvas,

ethereal and rare,

Trees and water bathed

in a light unfair.

Uncertainty awakens,

in the unknown's embrace,

Flying objects, seeking

to illuminate the space.

Are they bearers of threat

or guides to lend aid,

In this mystic realm

where questions are laid?

In this enigma's grasp,

the visitor stands,

Caught betwixt wonder,

as time's shifting sands.

Their intentions veiled,

a riddle to unfold,

Do they harbor darkness

or a kindness untold?

written with ChatGPT

Technology:

Composition, objects, landscapes designed with VUE Infinite, last render by VUE Professional.

Finished (Hue, Lightness, Saturation, Metadata) with GIMP and Adobe Photoshop CS4 / Adobe Bridge

Renderoptions:

Print: Ultra, Format 16:10, 47104px x 29440px (199,4cm x 124,6cm / 78,51" x 49.07"), 600dpi, .tif mit LZW, Filesize: 1592 MB

NFT-Collectible: Superior, Format 16:10 (1920*1200px),  .png, Filesize: 2144KB

Web: Superior, format 16:10 (1920*1200px), 72dpi, .jpg, high compression.

Render time (print): 100 hours (i9-10900K)

history of creation

After I had worked out the longing for change, for something new in essential parts with "Coast" (Lost Snowman V) (2012), but now it was stuck, I wanted to dare to fulfill it hereafter.

It should be an image with rivers and lakes, as this embodies a natural landscape and the basis of sedentary life. Kept simple. It should appear positive, but also show the threat of the unknown.

For weeks I experimented with constantly changing landscapes. Sometimes more plants, sometimes less. Constant repositioning of location and reorientation of perspective. Some interesting approaches emerged, but nothing more. I didn't get any further, I put the project aside ...

When I had "Coast" hanging on my wall in 2016, I dared to revive "Visitors" (then called "Guests"). I had learned a lot about atmospheric influences and how to control them in the course of the mood development of "Coast", so I tried out the new knowledge and finally got the unreal coloring in trees and water that made the picture appear as I perceive the unknown positively. Areas to discover but also dense forest that contains some hidden things. Soft colors that don't look threatening, but don't take away the secrets from the picture and make everything appear striking.

It took me many weeks to come up with the idea of the UFOs to add something unknown but not immediately threatening to the "fairytale" tranquil landscape. I think the coloring of these objects alone took 3 months :-)

The project then called for a break again: The rendering results were far from what I wanted to express in terms of color... too flat, too foggy and with every fine adjustment the colors jumped into comic-like colors. The picture wasn't ready yet.

After I stopped all my artistic activities in 2017 in favor of my job, I finally found the time and leisure to finish my pictures in 2022 as a retiree.

In 2022, the picture rewarded me with bright colors. Now it's hanging in the living room and it still makes me think every day....

Print:

Papier: Museo Silver Rag, Brand: Crane Museo

Image size: 138x86 cm

on aluminum dibond

Printshop: Jam-fineartprint

Scene taken from an angle above. Without post-processing.