The exploration of colour

As an experimental artist and an abstract expressionist, looking upon the subject of exploration of colour I decided to do some artist research. researching artists such as, Pollock, Picasso and Hoffman I looked at how Pollock used the automatism technique dripping and splashing paint from heights, researching his most well known piece, "Blue Poles" also known as (NUMBER 11 ,1952 ) I can see how the technique enhances the effects that the splatters give depending on the height he let the paint fall from. However Hoffman focused more on the idea of Rhythm ,rhyme and the future of colour. his use of red, blue, green and yellow really accentuate the darker backgrounds of his work, he also explored shape and space in his work which I found interesting.

Taking inspiration from Hoffman I created a black and white background using an ink roller to create a blocky effect, on top of that I decided to overlap bigger and smaller square shapes and paint them in bright colours to make them pop, but as the process went on I didn't like how it was turning out so I decided to use a ruler and smudge black and white paint on top of it, incorporating a bit of Pollocks technique.

With this piece of work I decided to use pastels to create a mirror effect using both hands and using a charcoal pencil as a base outline applying different amounts of pressure. Using different coloured pastels i put these colours in random places and once satisfied I smudged them all in to create a whirlpool of colour.

With this piece of work I decided to use pastels and create a mirror effect using both hands and using charcoal as the base outline using different tones, adding in a lot of different coloured pastels, I put these colours in a random place and once satisfied i smudged them all to create a whirlpool of colour as well as a un intended heart design.