I aspire to create a painting that is similar to that of the paintings of Gerhard Richter's series titled "Cage." I plan on working in the manner and using the same techniques of Richter in his abstract works, using a squeegee (or some straight edge for spreading) and a knife to add and subtract paint to create a texture that draws a viewer to my piece. I am looking to build up many layers through non representational painting because through the process of extensive layering I find that I can create the illusion of space.
I find that because of the importance of the colors I will be using, I must create a large palette because of the minimal amount of color I will be using. I am planning on having my lower layers be more colorful, but have these colors layered over by a white/grayish shade. I will then remove some of this layer of shades to show the colors through the shade layer.
Here are some examples of my work using the spreading technique which I plan to use. Of course, I am planning on having many more layers on my "final":
I aspire for my composition to have a very smooth center, and that I want to concentrate most of the color and texture along the edges of my piece. I am also planning on using mostly horizontal and vertical strokes.
Frankie, it looks like you have a good grasp of your project and you know exactly how you will approach it. One thing you did not address was what feeling you would like to get across with this painting. Due to its abstractness, you could convey a series of emotions but what specifically did you have in mind?
ReplyDeleteGood luck finishing up your painting
Hi Bix,
ReplyDeleteFinding emotional intentions was what I was struggling with in my painting process. I decided that I would start and see how my painting developed and the emotions it conveyed. As my painting developed, I found that my style was almost the opposite to that of your painting. You want to convey calm and coolness, whereas I aim to show a sort of chaos of texture and color. I posted a post more recently on my blog that shows my almost finished painting, but I have decided that I dislike the color and I have covered it in a layer of gray, which I find helps portray the chaos I aim to show. Check in for my final painting soon!