I completed my paintings for this week and really like how they turned out. It was a great experience to reflect on my feelings and how I can depict them. It also leads to some interesting questions of how the viewer can interpret the image. For example, when looking at the red painting from Wednesday, one of my friends asked if I was angry while a family member said that I was energetic/passionate.
One thing I really like is how I had the black ebb out on the grey painting (Thursday). Perhaps I will create the more with this method- it more properly shows how the feeling of anxiety creeps in.
Lindsay,
Its great to see all of these works together! You mention that the viewer can interpret them , I am associating the large black ebb with emotion and the colors as moods you are experiencing at the moment you created the work. What are the sizes?
You are pretty much correct in your interpretation, although I consider the color to be more reminiscent of my feelings throughout the day, rather than specifically at the time of the painting.
The size for this one is actually 5 images of around 5×7 on a 16×20 canvas.
was just looking at these again, its interesting to note how divergent interpretations of color can be– too often I’ve hear simple and misleading equivalencies discussed in art classrooms (i.e., red = anger)