I was advised to carry on with the 3D work by my course tutor but in a much more abstract way. I was not sure at first, as I wanted what I was trying to say to be quite clear to the viewer, or so I thought at this stage. I didn’t want to get lost or sidetracked but on the other hand, did realise I needed to develop and explore more. The less literal of the adornments did work the best and I was interested to see where it would take me.
It was also said that I should take away the colour and try both drawing and making in just black and white. As someone who loves to work with colour I was a bit worried about this but it has definitely helped me a great deal in terms of the standard of my drawings and the experimentation with the 3D as well, focusing a lot more on pattern and tone. My work has definitely gained more sophistication due to this.
I have become quite obsessed with pattern through retracting colour and it has definitely improved the quality and standard of my work. It was an important element of my practice before but I really do wish to pursue this area a lot further and it will be very apparent in the final outcome.
Sometimes a broad and unlimited pallet can overwhelm and speak a different visual language. I will be reintroducing it at some point but in a far more controlled way, quite possibly on a much smaller scale…
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