Portraiture- People We Know
When I was asked about a topic and theme for my portraits for this project, immediately I wanted to express it through the theme of ‘Vibrancy and expression’ using strong and bold colours to draw out the characters and ideas in which I would be taking. I have had this inspiration from the artist ‘Rekha’ who expresses and creates sharp and short burst images capturing the moment and expression of the paint hitting the model. This has inspired me as I wish to try and develop my pieces to a further level, than a normal portrait as it would allow me to experiment to a much larger degree in manipulating colours and tones. I also wished a change of pace, as my previous work on this blog may appear as bland or dark in comparison.
I had tried to experiment with the theme by creating multiple atmospheres and interpretations of the characters, though a wide range of colours and tones and how there shape on the body impacts an audience’s interpretation of that character’s emotion through the vibrancy of the paint. Manipulating an interpretation with how an audience would view a certain colour or tone, for example the purple paint creates a mysterious and vague figure, yet the vibrant flash of bright orange contrasts that the model may have some flare.
For lighting I had used a small desk lamp placed the left hand side of the model, I had done this as I didn’t want to disrupt the image to heavily with an external light source. Also by focusing the light source on one side, I am able to present an audience with how the model would look dark and bright. An example of where this worked well is in my first model, the bright orange is heavily highlighted against the subtle and calm blue which appears submerged in contrast. I had also used powdered paint as it would create a soft and gentle tone and texture to the models which acrylic would not, marking the figure unevenly.
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