My aim in the completion of this work was to try to combine a number of the pieces, that I had completed during Exercises 1 & 2, into a more considered final piece. To do this I would look to deconstruct some work, and add it to other pieces. The support for the work would be a 84 x 59 cm board. I was looking for both a cohesiveness in the colour and to the feel of the work but at the same time wanted some clashes of colour to excite the eye of the observer. The nature of needing to take deconstructed parts of other paintings and applying them to another support meant that the surface of the new work would have a textural quality. This in turn should make the surface have some life and interest as different light would have an impact upon it.

The process involved using three experimental paintings completed for Exercises 1 & 2 in their complete form. To these were added parts of other works that were torn apart, arranged and re-arranged until across the support until I had a composition that I felt worked. The result was then adhered to the support with PVA adhesive. Further black acrylic was added which was also painted over with a diluted layer of PVA adhesive to try to create a harmonious surface.

The completed work is a collage but in its finished state this is not is not immediately obvious. It has been brought together into one coherent work. There are elements that to tend to try to work against the coherent whole. These are the more reflective sections which catch the light and can distract from the whole. This is tempered by the consistent black background which holds the piece together.

An issue that I hadn’t encountered previously, with my work, was the difficulty in photographing the work. The reflective parts coupled with the size of the painting made it hard to get a consistent light over the whole painting. The reproduction below is the best that I achieved. When confronting the painting in the flesh the observers eye automatically makes adjustments for the light as it roams across the painting. The whole work is only momentarily contemplated.

Summary: I feel that there is an argument for expanding the colour from the separate collaged parts of the painting over some of the back background. Would this further enhance the cohesiveness of the work? I will await feedback on this thought. As it stands it is a good representation of the work completed for this part of the course.

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