Evidence » course: color theory

I love this!!!! In my AP Art class in high school i can remember kids coming in the room and tell us how amazing our art work was when it was just our palette. I think that this shows how art can be seen in anything and made without any logical thought by the artist, its almost like a secondary piece of artwork to the primamry one that you were actually trying to create.

-Kat

i did a piece that involved simply using the paint peeled off of my palettes, back when i was taking the fine art a-level exam in england. it was a fantastic piece; i did several 'drafts' to try and practice peeling the actual paint off, with each one ending up entirely different. i guess the lackl of control was what drew me to attempt it...

I went to the James Hyde's slide lecture yesterday and a couple of his glass box pieces really reminded me of this picture of your pallate sitting against the wall. One such piece is shown on the introductory page of his website (http://www.jameshyde.com).

I think it's also interesting to think about presentation. Several of his slides showed pieces leaning against a wall (the pillow pieces, the glass boxes, the pieces of block glass, etc...), The larger ones the rested on the floor and the smaller ones on a shelf attached to the wall. I would think this not only affects the relationship of the viewer with the piece (a bit more casual feeling perhaps), but also their perception of it color-wise because of lighting differences. Light reflects off different areas of a piece simply leaned against the wall than a piece securely attached to a wall.