Six snapshots of the sequence:
hatching
first movement: at the very beginning, a dive towards an immaculate surface which will quickly be crossed out by black or blue pencil lines.
second movement: a mixture of fine lines, blue hatching and light rays.
third movement: a black band with white stripes is added to the black and blue hatching.
fourth movement: with the exception of the final flight towards the firmament, the movement is based entirely on one of the motifs appearing in the previous sequence 'calm sea and happy voyage'. In its flat version, this pattern is the result of the superimposition of small elementary hatchings; differentiated movements of these elements in space, in terms of position and orientation, allow the construction of 3D objects around or through which the camera can move under variable lighting. Originally black, some hatchings are sometimes coloured grey or blue.
hatching
A snapshot of the first movement:
The fine lines appearing in the second movement:
In the same movement, fine lines mingle with blue hatching and light rays:
Another snapshot from the third movement:
The plane pattern used as a basis for the fourth movement and resulting from the superimposition of the elementary hatchings, here on a cloud background:
Two views, from different angles, of the same 3D object obtained by destructuring the plane pattern:
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt
The animated sequences are meant to be watched without sound accompaniment. But some may have been inspired by a musical piece, here Felix Mendelsohn opening "calm sea and prosperous voyage". The sea is the Mediterranean, and the journey is a cruise under a very bright sun and on an almost still water.
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt
A snapshot from the sequence:
cumbre vieja
The black lava flowing from the volcano Cumbre Vieja in the Canary Islands gave me the idea for this animated sequence, based on real shots ... having nothing to do with a volcanic eruption.
cumbre vieja
Three snapshots from the animated sequence:
in transparency
A sequence based on only four graphic elements, and full of light and transparency.
in transparency
A snapshot from the sequence highlighting its four basic graphic elements: a blue-purple background, a black curved line, and two yellow and green dots, respectively.
