Sick of Disrespect

Johanne Brunet

Sick of Disrespect

Our planet is slowly dying of disrespect.

Governments and industries are not doing enough to stop the global warming process. People have changed their daily habits, sometimes quite a bit, to help control pollution, but in many cases, it’s only as long as there is no extra cost or too much effort involved.

In the meantime the Earth is sick, bleeding to death.

Another composite created for a challenge. I’m really pleased with myself because I wanted a texture layer with splatters or drippings or leaking of some kind, and I was about to purchase a stock image, when I decided to try making my own.

I went through my things, and picked a tube of bright red poster paint, which I diluted with a bit of water to make it manageable, added corn syrup for texture and a splash of concentrated beef stock to darken the mix. I used a kitchen brush to make the splatters on an old board and made several shots.

When my son walked in, for a moment he thought that I had injured myself seriously or that I gone mad and butchered the dog! ;-)

Position cursor over the thumbnails for more details on how these photos were used

My starting point, a photo of a sunflower that I converted to duotone for another challenge This is a photo of a grain dryer plant near my father-in-law's house, used to represent industrial pollution Archway door under an overpass, used to frame the flower, like a greenhouse Photo of fake blood splatters made today for the occasion. Our planet is bleeding

Featured in the Anticonsumerism group on March 16, 2009

1st place winner in the Experimenting with Media challenge of the Experimental Group on March 19, 2009

Finished in 8th position of Top Ten in the Unconventional Flower challenge of the Unconventional Artistry group on May 8, 2009

Also available as a T-shirt in my greeting cards and clothing portfolio and while over there , perhaps you could take the opportunity to add me my to your watchlist… ;-)

Sick of Disrespect belongs to the following groups:

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Sick of Disrespect by Johanne Brunet
Sick of Disrespect by Johanne Brunet
  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Wow!!! amazing composite. Your statement is so true…sad state of affairs these days. Your interpretation here with your images is stunning, Johanne.
    Love all the layers/images you’ve used here and you’re so kind and supportive to share these with us. Thanks!
    Fabulous!!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Wow! This is such a nice thing to say Wendi! I have no problem sharing the details on how my composites were made, because as much as possible I try to pick images that are meaningful somehow to the concept in addition to creating the visual appearance that I want.

    I always marvel at how different they look when they are blended in! :-)

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Quite magical when you think of it! You do magic AND weird so well!!! LOL. W.

  • Jenifer

    Jenifer

    Awesome work Johanne!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Jenifer! So nice of you to comment. :-)

  • Squealia

    Squealia

    Superb work, you don’t need to buy textures, you can get many from deviantart and flickr for free. Just check the artists rules about their usuage!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Celia! I checked on Flickr and the ones I liked were too small. On Devianart, I found only brushes which worked on more recent versions of Photoshop than what have. I didn’t find blood splatter textures suitable for what I had in mind, so the best solution was to make it myself.

  • Squealia

    Squealia

    umm with textures you can just drag them bigger they still work. And if you just search on blood with deviant you get this result but it was still more satisfying making you own even if your son has called the men in white coats!!!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Well, perhaps I was too specific in my search terms as I asked for blood splatters and came up with mostly brushes!

    As for dragging the textures bigger, I agree with you; it works in many cases. But this time, my image was at least twice the size of all the textures I found interesting. Because I needed to retain a good definition in order to see the blood splatter and droplets clearly enough, through the other textures, I didn’t want to loose any sharpness.

    And besides, like you said, it WAS so much more fun and satisfying. Seeing my sons’s face when he walked into the kitchen was absolutely priceless! LOL!

  • Ursula Rodgers

    Ursula Rodgers

    This is wonderful work Johanne and a very powerful statement. A really well conceived image. I love that you created the spatters yourself!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Ursula! I loved that part too; it was really fun to do!

  • Clare Forder

    Clare Forder

    Cool image Johanne – a great way of combining your imagination with a powerful statement.

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Clare, I appreciate your comment! :-)

  • monocotylidono

    monocotylidono

    WOW! What a statement. I think your blood picture is wonderful on it’s own right. There are some more current affairs and environmental groups that this would fit nicely in. Great work!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    OMG!!! I was about to reply that my list of groups was really very long right now and that I was hesitating to add more to it, then I decided to check your’s just fun… OMG!!! And I thought that I had a long list… LOL!

    I’m awating approval in Environmental Awareness, but I didn’t check if there were other groups out there.

    Thank you for your wonderful comment! :-)

  • monocotylidono

    monocotylidono

    Ah, yes, my groups list is totally ridiculous and long overdue a spring-cleaning… But from my shopping list I would suggest “All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical”, “Anticonsumerism”, “Experimental Photography and Editing”, “The Art of Intrigue” and “Current Issues”. Good luck! :-)

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you George! I added it to Current Issues and Anticonsumerism. The t-shirt (from my other portfolio) was already in Experimental Photography and Editing as well as in All Things Poetic…. Just joined the Art of Intrigue which looks like very interesting. Thank you for all these hints!

  • ShadowDancer

    ShadowDancer

    Such a beautiful photo to represent the sickness happening in our world. Very inspirational artwork and narrative. Fabulous job, you should be very proud.

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you very much for this wonderful compliment; it’s really appreciated! :-)

  • betha

    betha

    Great combination, narrative is very thought provoking, great work. I like how you have shown the 4 images, it is amazing, what 4 such contrasting images can create!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you for your nice comment Betha! I feel that it’s important to show the layered images in certain cases, especially when I chose them because they are relevant to the concept all by themselves, and not only for the result once blended in.

  • lucin

    lucin

    Majorly marvelous.

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you!

  • lucin

    lucin

    AND thanks for the thumbnail description of how you did this grand creation. I have been so curious how one creates such grand things as this. You’ve helped me a bunch. :)

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    My pleasure! :-)

  • amanda Rae

    amanda Rae

    congratulations on your win..its truely a worthy peice of work..quite awesome !!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you so much for your kind comment aRea, and for mentioning the challenge win! :-)

  • Jonathan Dower

    Jonathan Dower

    congratulations on a much deserved win! well done and a fantastic piece!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you very much, Jonathan!

  • Jim Harmon

    Jim Harmon

    Congrats. Very well done and very creative in the creation.

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Jim! :-)

  • Jeffrey Hamilton

    Jeffrey Hamilton

    Quite surprising outcome. fascinating.

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Jeffrey! Yes, it’s quite unsettling when you look at that images separately. :-)

  • Joanne Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    You are so creative, sometimes it’s scary! :-)
    But not this image, it’s excellent and your concept and exucution inspired.
    Love your message as well, it is too true!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Joanne for this nice compliment! Please don’t be scared, it’s only fake blood! LOL!!!

  • Emsky

    Emsky

    Awesome composite! =D
    Really illustrates the message

  • Ric Alexander

    Ric Alexander

    You used the 4 photos for this> Excellent editing.

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Ric! Reading your comment made me realize that the link was broken to one of those four images. I uploaded the flower image again, so now it displays correctly.

  • Yvonne Hoffmann

    Yvonne Hoffmann

    great work!!!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Yvonne! :-)

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