Research 5/06

Today was working on artist statements. I have a rough one that I will need to refine over the next few days so I can hand it in on monday with my completed images.

Title: Colour My World

Artist Statement:

For most of us, bright colours play such an important part in our lives. Whether it is catching our attention, giving us directions or for some people changing our moods. When I chose colour theory as the basis for my research, it was the influence on mood that caught my attention. Subconsciously we have been taught that certain colours mean certain emotions ie red = angry, blue = sad, however I wanted to create a non-human image and try to portray emotions using various colour themes. One of the biggest things I have been missing in my current art journey is the photography I used to take, and to be able to integrate that back into a project was exciting for me. The resulting outcome is 6 versions of my composited landscape, each image themed with one of the 6 colours of the rainbow and arranged in contrasting pairs as diptychs to highlight the differences between each panel mood. My intention is that each viewer will interpret the panels differently, depending on their own assumptions and influences in regards to what each colour means to them personally.

Pray for me!