CUT AND FOLD DESIGNS IN COLOURED PAPERS
a) ASYMMETRY - LAYERS OF SYMMETRICALLY CUT PAPER SHAPES
b) LAYERS OF ASYMMETRICALLY CUT PAPER SHAPES
c) ASYMMMETRY - LAYERS WITH NEGATIVE PAPER SHAPES
I used a left over black shape to see how it would look. I also cropped the shape to fit at an asymmetric angle. I really like the pop the black makes
These two shapes used some negative shapes and then I cropped the shapes to fit the squares
Again, you could go on for weeks cutting, recutting and playing with shapes, as it is such a fun exercise and it is so surprising to see how the asymmetric shapes turn out - some of them are really interesting, well, they are all interesting, just useful for different applications I guess. I surprised myself in enjoying the coloured cut outs as much as the black and white ones, although I had to dig out some different backgrounds papers to make enough contrast. Using the multicoloured papers in all of them made them too similar - rather like making mud with mixing paints. Making sure the backgrounds were more a single colour set off the multicoloured papers in a more pleasing way, I felt.
While I was quite struck by the wonderful complexity of your black and white work (Chapter 4, Parts 1-4), I am even more intrigued with the coloured layers. The coloured sample that drew me most was the first of the 'b' samples -- layers of asymmetrically cut paper shapes. I was fascinated by the contrast in both size and colour. Thanks for sharing your process!
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret - I am always surprised when doing these exercises, which ones work better than others. I am trying not to have preconceived ideas!
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