For this assignment, I created a piece with the intent of successfully describing the human face/form with flat shapes. I used various media to execute the piece, including pencil, india ink, and paint. By simplifying the appearances of my subject matter into different shapes with different colors/values, I was able to give depth to a highly 2-D piece. The image is unified by the use of this technique, as well as its overall graphic appearance. Additionally, the consistent use of large geometirc shapes in the background vs. the multitude of smaller, more complex organic and freeform shapes in the foreground develop a pattern and rhythm within the image. The use of shape in the piece is highly objective; these shapes are used solely to represent recognizable forms (people). The geometric shapes in the background, however, are more non-objective, as they do not really depict any specific subject matter, but aid in the composition.
In creating this piece, I was influenced by the work of Roy Lichtenstein, a pop artist, who used flat shapes of contrasting value and color to create dramatic, comic book-like images. (see images below)
3 comments:
GRETCHEN !!!
unbelievable!!!
(and very good)
your best ever
XXOO
Excellent. I really love that you included your research + Lichtenstein as a reference for the assignment. The shape work is comprehensive in that there are forms that are inspired by living things (people) and geometric shapes in the background that refer to the basic shapes of the topic...and in terms of size and color help to create harmony and variety (form) in the picture plane. Variety is also seen in the sizes of the picture planes that combined form a triptych.
This makes me want to quit art school all together. I've seen the work you've created in an instant in my room, and baffled over that, but this takes my breath away. When you draw it contains a painter-sh technique, and when you truly paint it shows how well you understand shape and form. I approve<3
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