REFLECTION ON PAINT MOVEMENT EXPERIMENTATION

Images like these from my second shoot inspired me to explore the use of blur with colour

Due to my second shoot being unsuccessful in terms of being able to experiment and take the images further, there were only a few that I actually did like when reflecting upon them, I liked the way the photograph captured the movement of colour, almost as if the blur had changed the foreground colour of the object. I believe that I would be able to incorporate movement of colour and texture into my work by adding in an abstract experimentation to the compositions, so it changes from the image from being realistic.

Furthermore, I want to take this aspect of line, colour and texture movement into the work of Sammy slabbinck who focuses on surrealistic collages by using cut outs of different materials and sometimes working onto of them.

I have been influenced by 4 photos from my shoot that include both colour and blur and although the colours are very 'natural' and not relatable colours to the colours you'd see associated with a photograph of an abandoned location-The colours don't relate or link with graffiti you'd see on an abandoned material.

However, ui wanted to take a primary source to experiment from and so I wasn't just making up what I was experimenting, I chose to use a wet medium which is paint because I am able to build the use of tonal colours to also create a texture, Moreover, My aim was to experiment with different ways to apply the paint onto the cartridge paper to see the different effects it would have on the texture of line. 

I have applied a mixture of a bright green with an ashy dark green and have used a paint brush to apply it, I applied the paint in a fast motion from left to right to see if the paint would create a thick layer of paint onto the paper, in which I believe it did as you can see the brush strokes at either side where the paint ends. I then used a heat gun to dry the paint and added white and a burnt orange, relating to the colours on the images that give it the effect of laying blur so the viewer is unable to see the background colour. I applied the white colour with the tip of a straw as the curve on the straw creates a definition of lines when pressed on top of the previous layer.

 
For this mark making technique I wanted to see what the colours would do if I dabbed the colour on to the paper in a fast motion, I didn't use a heat gun each time I created a layer as I wanted to see the colour to be able to contrast with one another, I purposely made sure there wasn't much paint on the brush to see the lines from the brush to show where there aren't gaps of colour, creating a juxtaposition between the colour with the white cartridge.
I then used a pen which had no ink in it to break the paint up on the paper, allowing the viewer to be able to see the layers of colours and most of all, to show them the direction of the movement in which the paint is travelling towards.

I wanted to see the effect movement not having a direction when creating layers and so placed yellow as the background colour so I am able to work onto the composition with less vibrant colours, but instead creating a definite shape of line. This is my favourite experiment so far. 

Finger painting- I quickly spread my fingers across the page to create the effect of on bold lines as the colours are mixed, the beauty of this composition makes the use of green colours to seem less dull and more exciting. I added extracts of dark red and burnt orange to split the form of there being lots of tonal colours.

 

Thick layering thin line texturing- I have layered the colours from dark to light but have used a ruler to smudge the paint across the paint going from left to right. I have used a heat gun to layer the paint but also creating a texture so it feels rough, not smooth how you would expect.
I have used white and burnt orange again as an application of thin lines to show the direction of the blur, making the viewer focus on the bold white colour instead of the direction in which the green colours are going to.

Smudging- I have added a small pea size of green (mint colour) and white paint whilst using one simple brush stroke to merge the colour onto the page, I like how the colour is not the natural green and have a tone of blue and yellow involved, adding to the concert of surrealism.

Smudging- I have added a small pea size of green (mint colour) and white paint whilst using one simple brush stroke to merge the colour onto the page, I like how the colour is not the natural green and have a tone of blue and yellow involved, adding to the concert of surrealism.
I wanted to break away the ideology of control having to interrelate with line being a straight line and so I wanted to explore the pattern of mixing colours such as a bland white with a mint green, I squeezed both paints together but separately adding the paints onto the paint. I didn't press hard onto the paints using a paint brush as I wanted to see the immediate change of combining colours together.
The same as the above but I have thickened the layer of paint and pressed harder on the paper with the paint brush to leave a mark of clear texture. This experiment is ideal to exaggerate the force of the paintbrush adding colour to the image, I didn't wanted to form an experiment that used the typical same colours as a few of the photographs taken in my second shoot. However, I wanted to take inspiration from the blur that was captured from the images because it changed the effect of mixing colours together by photography, and I wanted to showcase this by experimenting different mediums. I decided to go for a mint green which is not relatable to the colours you would see on the trees like my second shoot because I wanted to break the concept of realism with abstract experimentation.

Layering from a thin brush- I wanted to layer the paint but by using a smaller brush so the stories on the paper can appear to be much more defined than using one big brush, This is one of my favourites as it blurs the shapes of one solid line and mixes the tonal colours together, creating an abstract like experiment! This is one of the first experiments that I did to experiment how directional movement and colour can be re invented in another form of art other than photography, I have not added texture to this as I wanted to see the clear effect from smudging the medium across the page. The tonal green colours exemplify the use of nature from the images that were taken from my second shoot, I did this because it was my first source of primary evidence that I could gain inspiration from.

I added a dark, purple like red to the composition because I wanted to see a split of abnormality from the dull green colours that make the image seen more realistic than I wanted it to be. I didn't want people to relate the experiment with nature , I want them to recognise the speed of the paint brush as the dashes of different sized directional marks flow towards the middle of the page, this is where there is a lot of build up of colour within the composition.

To improve, I would like to add a layer on top of the piece being the direction in which the paint faces will flow horizontally down the page, exploring the effect of adding another layer of paint could either destroy the concept of the colour moving in one direction, or it could create an effect of speed being uncontrolled- relating to the theme of death and after life, I could inhabit the speed of life with the speed of direction, adding compositions to collages a background to symbolise the piece being the sky and adding's cut outs of people as a surrealist view of there being another world that we live on when we die. This has made me ask the question of 'Do we enter another universe after death?'

 Texture and paint- I wanted to still experiment with the power of movement and blur through art but I wanted to show texture in another way other than with layering paint, I have created ruffles with newspaper and painted on top. Overall I like the effect it has on the line on the paint as the texture creates a different direction for the paint to look like its going in.

By doing this it will create a sense of blur by the brightness of white tonal colours but is not suggesting a direction that the paint is moving in, To improve I could begin to look at the fast movement of light such as the movement of lights on a car at night, I could then begin to incorporate extracts of colour by acknowledging an abstract approach to it, I could begin to add colour from oil paints, acrylic, and maybe even dry mediums such as pencil colour. This piece has inspired me to go to a location where cars are travelling at high speeds and to photograph them, I will then look at the images and will re create them. Furthermore, I could then link to the exploration of galaxies which is included as a background to collages that are created by artists such as Djuno Tomsni or Sammy Slabbinck.

I have decided to experiment with the direction of the paint brush by fully adding colour to one side of the page and then spreading it across until the paint has been removed from the paint brush. This is one of my favourite experiments. relating to the evaluation from the image above it has created the same concept but instead, for this image I think that I could build up the colour a lot more to create a layered textures piece, I would like the paint to feel rough as in like sand paper, however, due to spreading the paint with a medium sized brush, the paint did not create the desired effect. I could create the effect I want by dabbing the paint onto the page, doing it over and over again to create a mixture of colour.

Experimenting with the direction of the paint by adding definitive colour to either side f the mark making and then bashing towards the middle, creating a space of little colour from the brush. 

I like how controlled this piece is but it has little free movement and looks like I have purposely wanted to create a shape as part of the composition.

I wanted to see the effect it would have if the composition of line and movement changes its direction, I believe that this piece has too much control to it, it looks like I have committed this experiment to look intact to a shape such as a square, but this was not my intention. creating little space for the composition to release this blur effect where the colours are smudged and are directive in one direction. However, this piece looks and feels restricted in regards to colour and the direction of the material that moves the paint. To improve, I would like to re do this experiment on a larger scale where every corner on the page has been covered, maybe it will make a difference in relation to the controlled aspect of the piece, whilst showing an inverse direction of the formation going into the middle of the page and a build up of colour is layered upon the outer spaces of the page.

I specifically focused on mixing a black colour with little vibrant and warm colours that makes the human eye to focus on the juxtaposition of little colour, I have used a big, thick paint brush to create this composition whilst very lightly pressing the yellow colours onto the page.

I like this experiment as i would be able to link it to my study of sammy slabbinck and how he uses collage in the pieces that contain space as the background. 

To further this study I want to possibly experiment with a collage which I have been focusing on in a mini sketchbook, in there you will be able to find all of my experiments which incorporate work from artists such as Djuno Tomsni and Sammy slabbinck.  

For this experiment I used a different application, I used a thick tissue to spread the paint and I believe that it has definitely spread the colour in a smooth transformation. I added and mixed many of colours from dark brown to bright green, in which it has created a blurred piece as the lines from the paint cannot be seen.

The emulsion on the background has really shown a colour change of  the colour by exaggerating the tones of yellow and green, I like how with this experiment the brush has flowed off the page and so making it look uncontrolled.

The subtle brush strokes from the paint show a loss of paint on the paper as it looks very textured even though it is just the white emulsion from the background showing through the gaps of the mark making.

To improve I think I would begin to add texture to it so it begins to change the effect of the direction that the line is directing towards, making the lines look more bold and structured whilst showing control and detail to shadowing. I am going to do this by creating a thicker layer of black on top and will apply it with a thick brush that will be able to spread the paint easily. I will then create thick, textured lines going in the direction of east from west, I will use a material which has a thin shaped point on it so it allows me to work into the paint. I will then dry the paint and work onto the texture with oil pastels, using abstract colours such as a neon yellow to outline the thickness, whilst using dark pastel colours such a dark blue to show a gradient of shadow, I will be applying this between the highest and lowest points of thickness of the paint.

       

I have added lots of layers of newspaper onto of one another whilst sticking it onto the page and painting over, The white colour that i added onto has really defined the creasing of the material underneath, although it makes out that it has stopped the colours moving in one direction, it has really made a pause within the piece.