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 It is great to be back in Berlin! Today I present to you another variation of the black triangle that lends itself very well to 3D effects. Anyone out there who is looking for someone to paint their fence or wall? :)) Much light!
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In this series I am exploring patterns that emerge by repeating a small shaded in triangle. When I first posted these exercises on Facebook, I was told how one was reminded of Kolams: beautiful, decorative patterns ranging from the simple to the complex, drawn in front of South Indian homes to evoke the blessings of deities. In today's presentation I am showing you how a repeating unit of one small black triangle and negative space could create very strong rhythmic patterns. The picture on the right is just one realisation of the millions of possibilities. As one can see the possibilities are just limitless. The Tamil Kolam Tradition is, in contrast, based on mathematical number progressions and Geometrical Symmetries, Periodicity, Repetition and Rhythm. A limitation can be derived from the parameters chosen. At this point I would like to thank Martin Conrad for our discussion on the architectonical implications: reacting to a given space would produce a pattern that is unique to that space. I am looking forward to this line of exploration very much and for spaces that lend themselves to this exploration. With this post, I am signing off for a summer break of about three weeks. Have a great summer. Much light!
I was at an exhibition of Picasso's late works in Potsdam recently, and decided to post these sketches I did of a small Olive Tree on a terrace before I go back to my non-objective art. Picasso in his time and Braque invented the technique of capturing an object in its multidimensionality on a single plane. Thus Cubism was born. It moved away from the traditional tenets of perspective! Here I am trying out my new water colour pen brushes. They are quite handy when ones wants to do a quick sketch. Much light!  And so after many more tiles or beer coasters, I was able to play around with my series to create a rhythm in my presentation of the tiles. Sometimes it was the leaf that went abstract and at other times it was the pepper or the stem. I used dots, lines, circles and semi-circles, and stripes all in black, white or grey and very little of colour. Much light! |
