Chip Neville, MFA - Visual Art
Chip Neville - Visual Artist
My MFA is in visual art which was the degree that could encompass all the varied medium and approaches I use in my creative practice. As a visual artist approaching a project, I let the content and concept determine the medium. I perceive this as a different approach to one dedicated to a particular medium such as ceramics, film, or sculpture.
My training as a visual artist is the umbrella under which the majority of my creative process occurs, whether it be illustration, animation, a physical installation or sculpture.
Illustration
Currently I am pursuing illustration through a variety of activities. First there are my sketchbooks. I usually keep a minimum of three going at all times. Vector illustration is a frequently used tool foillustration for its ability to be applied in so many different stuations from visual and gaphic design to vinyl cutting and CNC machining.
Low County Art Store Logo - 4 x 3, block print, and excerpt from Self portrait as anime character, digital composit.
Photography
The captured image is an integral and inexorable part of my creative practice. Like the pencil, the camera is a foundational tool for the visual artist. This moment of light is where pure design and composition are so clearly assessable. In addition to the camera allowing me to examine imagery, it also is a place to experiment with the basic elements and principles of design. It reminds me how in the study of music the piano offers the greatest singular command of the sound spectrum, so to the camera allows the visual to be exploited to the greatest degree.
Macrophotography is a life long passion. These images explore the intersection between man and Nature.
Nocturne -16" x 20" Diptych, Acrylic on Canvas, and Mars - 16" x 20", Acrylic on Canvas.
