Pink/Yellow Ground, hand dyed wool on linen, 11 x 10 inches.
I've completed the second in my series of figure/ground explorations, the first being Purple/Green Ground. With these works I am trying to equalize the colors and shapes so that no one takes precedence over another, so that you notice the yellow arch, then the deep pink semi-circle, then back and forth as each demands attention, with the corner triangles chiming in. I'm not sure I am entirely successful here because it seems that the semi-circle pops out too much, perhaps because the dyed wool in more variegated in color than the deep yellow, so dances about a bit. (you can let me know what you think.)
I do like the combination of a warm yellow, tending toward orange, with the cool sharp dark pink. As I'm working with the dye pots, I keep carrying them over to the window to see the color in natural light, lifting the wool to see one color next to the other in order to get a good balance, but it's not until the wool is dry that I can see the final colors. Often there are surprises, most that I enjoy living with, while there are times I have to put the wool back in the pot and re-dye it. I like the uncertainties and challenges, very different from those of my paintings.
I do like the combination of a warm yellow, tending toward orange, with the cool sharp dark pink. As I'm working with the dye pots, I keep carrying them over to the window to see the color in natural light, lifting the wool to see one color next to the other in order to get a good balance, but it's not until the wool is dry that I can see the final colors. Often there are surprises, most that I enjoy living with, while there are times I have to put the wool back in the pot and re-dye it. I like the uncertainties and challenges, very different from those of my paintings.
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ReplyDeletedo you mean you want the neg and pos to switch back and forth, neither taking precedence? to me this one is very suggestive of lettering - a detail of a letter, but which one? could be several, so it holds as a form - provocative - without revealing any answer.
rappel, yes that's exactly what I want to happen: the positive/negative, or as I've been calling it, the figure/ground, switching back and forth.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought of lettering, but you're right, it could be part of a letter.
This one is also great. And I kind of feel like it is successful in achieving your goal, if I understand it correctly.
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