Each and every one of us has that
little something that we really love doing. We love doing that one
special thing so much that we can do it all the time, until; we reach
the point where we can't stand it. In my art practice I've reached
those points many times. In most cases it was because of my passion
towards it and the fact that I tend to overdo things.
In this post I want to talk about a
similar case. For the longest time, I painted in what I like to call
“rainbow explosion”. The reason for it was directly connected to
my need for more colors in my life at the time. The repeated use of
the colors made me feel stuck; I avoided “dirty” colors because
they didn't have enough contrast for me. At the same time, I adored
paintings with calm colors, browns and greens, but was unable to
create them myself. Even when I told myself that I wanted my painting
to be in dirty colors, I ended up covering it with brighter colors.
The project, “3 colors +” was my
way to get away from the norms I had created. It started with me
grabbing three random paint bottles and messing around with them on a
piece of paper. Then I made another one and then I thought it might
be interesting to ask someone else to pick them for me, so I asked my
boyfriend to name three different colors. That was the beginning of
the project. The compositions were easy, and for this project they
weren't that important. The main idea was to color it with only three
colors, plus black and white, and make it visually pleasing. I made
few more with my choice of random mixed colors, others were suggested
by my friends and family. I struggled with the paintings where
someone else made the color selection, but it pushed me to work
harder on them, knowing someone took the time to think of them just
for me. There was just no way for me to face myself if I wouldn't
complete it.
I was limited by 3 colors, but in many
ways it freed me, and the same idea can be applied to many other art
fields.
More information and larger images can be found at 3 Colors +
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