Friday 16 February 2018

What is Composition?

For this task we were instructed to create a painting incorporating the techniques we learnt during playbook in regards to composition.



I felt as thought I managed to create a reasonably interesting composition. With the lamp in the foreground leading the eye up the stairs and towards the silhouette of the cat. I then used a douse of colour in the door way in order to highlight the presence of the cat. I think that this could have been improved if I'd decided on using a different media. Maybe gouache or digital painting could have looked good. 
I've found the playbook sessions on composition to be really useful as although it's a component to image making that I'm aware of, it's not something that I'm ever that conscious about including in my work. And so now I am definitely going to be a bit more aware to include in my work from now on. 

Final Reflective Report

The extended project has allowed me to investigate a range of concepts and practical processes that are fundamental to my practice. I feel...