We started this project looking at macro lens images, and breaking them down into shapes, as the brief stated the final piece could not represent anything, I created these two in chalk pastel, one of a flower and the other of a boat.
We then used finger painting as a technique, as this would help us get the rapid/abstract look we were looking for, this also created a really good texture for the paint, as it became thick, you could see the groves of our finger in the painting.
I then looked at the work of Wassily Kandinsky, the shapes he used intrigued me, the circular images reminded me of almost cells you would see under a microscope, everyone i asked had a different opinion of what they thought the circles were, i think this was good because it meant that everyone looking at it would have an individual interpretation of them.
I then experimented with these circular shapes creating my own, after a few experiments, I decided to condense six designs down to a medium sized canvas, meaning I could give each 'cell' immense detail.
This is what the final canvas looks like, this will hang in the colleges peace room, I am very happy with the final outcome, it shows a clear reference to an artist, I like how it looks from a distance and up close, the detail and ridges in the paint make it look different from every angle.
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