This piece depicts the general qualities of cancer. It is black and white because the kind of microscope that shows cells in three dimensions do not show color. The top middle section shows cancer cells growing uncontrollably. The bottom left and middle right sections show normal cells that grow in sheets then stop growing. The sections with words in the top corner and middle left describe the effects of normal cell growth and division in non-cancerous cells. The bottom section with words described the impact of cancer cells going through abnormal cell division (they don't stop dividing). The white sections show the cell cycles, how a particular cell grows and divides, and fails to divide if there is no need for more cells. The half circle in the cancer column portrays an abnormal cell cycle. A cancerous cell ignores key signals that regulate the cell cycle, so cancerous cells divide ceaselessly. I thought about adding color, like red, in a few places, but I am worried about it looking like an after-thought. I may add color later. I would appreciate any suggestions regarding where color might add interest to the piece, without looking out of place. This piece fits into my concentration as it investigates the impact of a breakdown in microscopic structure (cellular regulations in this case). I chose to divide the painting into distinct sections this time so that not all of my pieces are very heavily layered; so it is different from the others but it still has the same central idea.Here's the edited version with color:
This looks so good Laura! I really like how you expanded the cancer part in the top square! It really stands out that it is different from all the others! The composition overall is really great and definitely draws me and wanting to know more about the piece so good job!
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing this as it is right now I definitely think you are right to keep it monochromatic... if you do decide to add color I would use a glaze so it's more subtle and not like an "after thought" as you said. I think the design elements are really strong here, and it made such a difference to have the cancer cells escaping their little assigned rectangle. I think this is your strongest piece yet!
ReplyDeleteThat so worked I love the math stuff or whatever it is on top of the whole thing. It looks like you are sketching and it really worked with the piece. NICEEE
ReplyDeleteLaura- You did a nice job controlling the media and developing your composition around your desired investigation. In terms of color, I think you could add red to the squares with the cancer cells. It might accentuate the anomaly and almost put a certain amount of implied danger to that part of the imagery. One thing I would suggest is investing in stencils for your work. You could explore lettering and numbers with stencils and might feel like you have a bit more of control as a result. Well done!
ReplyDeleteWhat if you stenciled clock pieces over top of the letters? Maybe you could borrow Sarah's stencils for that idea?
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