Concentration #3
This piece is set in Italy from my memories of being in Sienna this past summer. I remember the crumbling towers, different colored houses, and beautiful,rolling hills around it. It was suggested that I push these hills back more, which I tried to do by adding white paper over them. I definitely tried to create a more engaging design through movement and rhythm. I focused on this through texture and composition. I do think that this work follows along with my concentration statement. I really tried to capture the essence of the Italian landscape as it is in my mind to demonstrate its unique qualities and beauty. I took risks by adding layers of paper and creating texture. Furthermore, for the first time I implemented black and white photo-copies of buildings from Sienna and colored and pasted over them. This was a really interested experience that I think I will continue further in my pieces. It helped me get my darks and forced me to experiment in ways I had no before. I think that my personality came through in this work through many of the warm and soft colors I used. It would be almost impossible for me to show how much I love travel, and how especially, the life and colors of Sienna struck me while I was there. I really hope to show how the world is so beautiful and that every place exhibits this quality in an unique way.