About The Artist.... Simone Hester

Simone Hester was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised on the far south side of the city. She found an interest in art at an early age. At the recommendation of her teachers, she began private art lessons at a small art studio in the suburbs of Chicago. She was tutored, mentored and exposed to a variety of art mediums from calligraphy, etching, Chinese watercolors, acryllics, and oil painting. There she developed a love for drawing and painting. She broadened her art education by taking a variety of elective art classes in high school and college. Upon college graduation, her first professional position allowed her to work in graphic designs and further her knowledge of computers. Once given a digital camera, she combined her love of computers, painting, and photographs to develop her very own technique in creative digital photography. The computer has become her paintbrush and allows her to stretch the natural boundaries that a typical photograph is held to. She recently left the traditional workforce to work on her art full time and contribute to her website (http://www.simonehester.com/) and write her blog on photography, art, and everything else she finds creative.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Rusty Graffiti...

"Rusty Graffiti" (c) 2012


This image was snapped along the sidewalk that curves around Chicago's Shedd Aquarium along Lake Michigan.  It was taken at the same time as the piece from my previous post, "No Diving."  This lovely piece of metal was subjected to the usual urban treatment of graffiti, instantly creating a piece of art work.  In a nutshell, I enhanced the image by saturating the color to give it an extra rusty feel, the I traced some of the words using clogged nozzle brush, along with extracting color.  The point of this piece is to show that there is beauty in all art forms, graffiti is often considered gang related, an urban phenomenon and example of an uncivilized and uncultured community.  I heavily disagree, although there are those who mark walls and territories based on gang affiliations, tagging areas so that the area is marked and you know whose area this belongs to; there is such beauty to many examples of graffiti, those used to create murals in the neighborhood to add color and flair, it gives you a sense of community, a sense of togetherness.  Those who dabble in this art form, are truly gifted artists and each work is unique and beautiful.  My goal is to get my audience to appreciate and accept all types of art work, since my own art form does not conform to traditional photography.
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