This week, I would like to post some images from my sketch book!
The less I say, the better ;)
Much light!
The less I say, the better ;)
Much light!
 In this week's post, I would like to show you my exercise on squared paper with water colour and ink. Here I am playing with repeating units of the circle and semi circle. I have used variation in size and colour contrast, as also negative spaces. Vasarely used such colour fields to convey his sense of an inner geometry in nature and became known for his founding role in Op-Art. His art evokes in the viewer the movement of the shapes he created using lines and colour fields. My intention is more mundane: I am using geometric shapes to create an interplay of colours by repeating the shapes and leaving negative spaces. My exercise is purely non objective. Much light!  Today I present to you one of the next steps in my series. Here I am exploring shapes, colour and contrasts. I have done away with the grid lines I used as guides when using the repeating unit of the small black triangle. I have added circles and rectangles that I derived from another series that I worked on. This work (15 x 15 cm, ink and water colour on stone paper) is a synthesis of two series, and my first experiment with stone paper. I love its heavy feel and its translucent quality. Much light!  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!
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! |
