i dont want to go all theory on you, but it's all about the context: aren't scribbly marks a worn-out trope? maybe, but not here, because in relation to what else is going on in the green collage and in all the other collages, they're a total breath of fresh air, and they communicate committment and curiosity ok that s not so theoretical after all, but very simple. anyway i like
And not to put down the earlier collages you did using the cottonball like puffy orbs, but this body of work has really gotten progressively stronger. They feel more unified and visually complex. The earlier ones were a bit inert because the three dimensional elements and the two dimensional elements didn't really play off of one another in an interesting way. Maybe the more recent ones work better for me because you have included forms that act as a mid ground between the two and three dimensional elements. I also think the color schemes are more bold and nuanced at the same time. Instead of having a monolithic feel to them, as if you are hitting one bass note really loudly, there are complicated spatial relationships held together by underlying rhythms.
You are right. It is a neat progression like I suggest. I will give you examples of ones that I don't think work as well as others and that fit in with the comments I made.
These are the ones that I don't feel have as much going on in the them as the ones I find more successful, for the above noted reasons:
The three dimensional parts feel kind of inert in these. In the more successful ones the three and two dimensional elements interact so strongly that, as a viewer, I get lost in the whole composition, and am not drawn to parts that stand out.
Collage, 4-1/2" x 6-1/2"
Collage, 3-1/4" x 5-1/2"
Collage, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2"
They feel like early Spring.
ReplyDeleteAre you pickin up what I'm puttin down?
ReplyDeletei dont want to go all theory on you, but it's all about the context: aren't scribbly marks a worn-out trope? maybe, but not here, because in relation to what else is going on in the green collage and in all the other collages, they're a total breath of fresh air, and they communicate committment and curiosity
ReplyDeleteok that s not so theoretical after all, but very simple. anyway i like
Thanks, vc. Good to hear.
ReplyDeleteI'll go out on a limb and say you may go all theory on me any time.
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Whoa. That's too deep for me.
ReplyDeletespacing got all messed up when I posted. i wrote "theory is dreary" on all different lines but from left to right.
ReplyDeletethese look great
ReplyDeleteThank you, eageageag. Means a lot.
ReplyDeleteAnd not to put down the earlier collages you did using the cottonball like puffy orbs, but this body of work has really gotten progressively stronger. They feel more unified and visually complex. The earlier ones were a bit inert because the three dimensional elements and the two dimensional elements didn't really play off of one another in an interesting way. Maybe the more recent ones work better for me because you have included forms that act as a mid ground between the two and three dimensional elements. I also think the color schemes are more bold and nuanced at the same time. Instead of having a monolithic feel to them, as if you are hitting one bass note really loudly, there are complicated spatial relationships held together by underlying rhythms.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting. Where do you see the divide? Or is it not that clear cut?
ReplyDeleteYou are right. It is a neat progression like I suggest. I will give you examples of ones that I don't think work as well as others and that fit in with the comments I made.
ReplyDeleteThese are the ones that I don't feel have as much going on in the them as the ones I find more successful, for the above noted reasons:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYGaVvT1pPA/SX9nLo1MB4I/AAAAAAAAASM/h5WeGalVDbs/s1600-h/L1030557.JPG
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYGaVvT1pPA/SbsGI6wattI/AAAAAAAAAVk/2286AiX-1WY/s1600-h/L1030691.JPG
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYGaVvT1pPA/STb1xSzzhtI/AAAAAAAAAPI/2KCZdYu4-aU/s1600-h/L1030322.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYGaVvT1pPA/SScloQmBWGI/AAAAAAAAAOY/mZLHq7xEWeo/s1600-h/L1030262.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYGaVvT1pPA/SScloL720fI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/tCtEU2I8CH0/s1600-h/L1030265.JPG
The three dimensional parts feel kind of inert in these. In the more successful ones the three and two dimensional elements interact so strongly that, as a viewer, I get lost in the whole composition, and am not drawn to parts that stand out.
Thanks. Interesting. I know I just said "interesting" in my last comment. But it is interesting.
ReplyDeleteThese are the ones I like best:
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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYGaVvT1pPA/Sc0ytGnh73I/AAAAAAAAAXU/EdbDqjsiCeg/s1600-h/L1030736.JPG
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Wow, thanks. Useful.
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