artistresearch – Page 3

JOHN CAGE

John Cage was an American, born in 1912 and was known for being a composer, music theorist and artist. Most of his work consists of loose lines, negative space and lines. When creating a piece, Cage will listen to music and paint what he feels, making a lot of his work emotional. I find his work very calming because of the colours used and the loos-ness of the brushstrokes. Most of his work is made by using watercolour, which gives a faded look. Negative space has a lot great importance to his pieces as it makes the patterns/lines more effective and eye-catching. Also, the patterns guid you around the paintings. If the paintings where more filled it would too busy and over whelming, I feel. with repeatedly layering thin lines, he creating an effective piece, I would like to experiment with this in my own work and try different paper for a background, as I have only been using white coloured paper and feel it would be interesting to use a more beige colour for collage.

Pia Fries

One artist that I’ve been looking into is Pia Fries. A lot of her work consists of thick layers of paint and negative space. She also uses watercolour and sharp quick brushstrokes. When it comes to colour Pia uses vibrant, contrasting colours. With the backgrounds of her work being white her work is very eye-catching. She has also used collage and it can sometimes seem like a painting, I would like to try and create collages that seem like paintings. I like how she uses negative space and the loose patterns in her work. The sharp brush strokes with thick layers of paint create depth and texture. When experimenting with my work, especially with acrylic I try to thick of Pia Fries, especially with her use of negative space.