Chaos of the Spheres
Our final project for Drawing I was to produce 3 large pieces, in charcoal. The only real requirement was that they be explicitly non-representational - they couldn't be deliberately OF anything, or, in other words, they had to be abstract (at least by intent. It was okay if the end result ended up suggesting something representational, but it had to be emergent, rather than deliberate). This was the first of those three pieces, and arguably the one I like best - there's a certain manic, wild energy to it that appeals to me.
Charcoal on Stonehenge paper. Original is 22x30
Blades of Rain
Our final project for Drawing I was to produce 3 large pieces, in charcoal. The only real requirement was that they be explicitly non-representational - they couldn't be deliberately OF anything, or, in other words, they had to be abstract (at least by intent. It was okay if the end result ended up suggesting something representational, but it had to be emergent, rather than deliberate). This was the second of those three pieces, and probably my second favorite. I like how the big sweeping curves have a sense of translucenscy to them.
Charcoal on Stonehenge paper. Original is 22x30
Kirbyesque Space
Our final project for Drawing I was to produce 3 large pieces, in charcoal. The only real requirement was that they be explicitly non-representational - they couldn't be deliberately OF anything, or, in other words, they had to be abstract (at least by intent. It was okay if the end result ended up suggesting something representational, but it had to be emergent, rather than deliberate). This was the third of those three pieces. I don't feel like it was quite as successful as the other two, though it isn't bad. It's probably the one I approached with the most direct intent - a lot of the forms were things I planned out before putting them down, rather than just following random impulses. The dot clusters are intentional references to Jack Kirby's art, because the image was already starting to remind me of some of his wackier cosmic scenes, and I figured I may as well play it up.
Charcoal on Stonehenge paper. Original is 22x30
Pastel Worms I
Another project in Drawing Composition was to create a series of, again, non-representational pieces using some form of automatic process - at least some part of the marks we created had to be made by a machine over which we had only partial control. I ended up using an electric toothbrush as my machine, and my medium was ground up pastels mixed with water. Again, I made about 10 of these, and the ones posted here are my favorites.
Original is 11x14 on bristol.
Pastel Worms II
Another project in Drawing Composition was to create a series of, again, non-representational pieces using some form of automatic process - at least some part of the marks we created had to be made by a machine over which we had only partial control. I ended up using an electric toothbrush as my machine, and my medium was ground up pastels mixed with water. For some of them, like this one, I prepared the paper first using compressed charcoal to make it completely black (except for the taped off border). Again, I made about 10 of these, and the ones posted here are my favorites.
Original is 11x14 on bristol.
Caulk Rorschach I
One of our project series for Drawing Composition was to create a series of non-representational pieces using unconventional materials. I ended up settling on silicone caulk on cardboard. The process here was to put the caulk in patterns on wax paper, then fold the paper in half to create symmetry, and press the unfolded result onto the cardboard. Sometimes I would allow a first layer to dry and do it a second time with a different design - this one is an example of that, though the lower layer is hard to make out in this photo, unfortunately. I wound up producing about 10 of these in total, and have posted the two I like best.
Original is about 11x12
Caulk Rorschach II
One of our project series for Drawing Composition was to create a series of non-representational pieces using unconventional materials. I ended up settling on silicone caulk on cardboard. The process here was to put the caulk in patterns on wax paper, then fold the paper in half to create symmetry, and press the unfolded result onto the cardboard. Sometimes I would allow a first layer to dry and do it a second time with a different design. In this case I put down the black layer first, and then the gray and white portion on top after the black had dried. I wound up producing about 10 of these in total, and have posted the two I like best.
Original is about 12.5x12.5
