I’ve been researching a lot on artists that use colour and compositions as a main in their work. The artist that has mainly influence me is Jules Olitski, and his skill in using colour, also Morris Louis, and his ability to manipulate paint and composition.
JULES OLITSKI – Born in 1922, Olitski was an American painter, printmaker and sculptor. Olitski focuses colour and how the surface can change the process of the colour. I really like the vibrant colours being used and the shapes also.
MORRIS LOUIS – Born in 1912. In the 1950s Louis became one of the earliest exponents of Colour Field. Louis spent a lot of I’m time in Baltimore and Washington D.C. I like how be moves the canvas to manipulate the paint, and the lines that are created in the process.
FRANK STELLA – Born 1936, Stella focuses on geometric lines and vibrant colours. I like the compositions that Stella uses and how he can make it look illusion like. Also the use of lines and how some lines can create a new direction.
Following from the work I did last week, I looked at composition and contrasting colours with background. With the primary colour compositions I did, I then experimented with a darker background. I created the darker colour by mixing red and green. I did like the outcome, however I feel I need the shapes to be more persice. From the brushstrokes, I bypassed them through the printer on to work, and made it negative. I really liked the colours and composition of layering. The prints also have a great texture.
From the feedback and discussion I had with my lecturer and fellow students, I’ve decided to change my theme. I’ll now be looking at colour, line and composition, focusing more at 2D media, like printmaking, Lino Cut and Mono Print. I decided to change themes because I really enjoy working with colour and line and would like to explore it more.
I began to look into colour theory and the physics behind colour. However, what caught my eye was a teacher gave a pallet of colours, stating that the colour combinations were harmonious. By when getting feedback from the class, the students thought the the teachers’ combination were not harmonious. The teacher then told the students to come up with their own harmonious combination.
I decided to go with primary based colours, yellow, red, and blue. From the paintings by Frank Stella, I really liked the compositions, and layers on squares, I decided to experiment with colour and compositions by changing the colours, but keeping the same composition. Even though I liked the composition, I felt the white background made the colour dull in a way, I felt there wasn’t enough contrast.
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