This concentration piece is
Hemophilia. The background texture is drippy and splattered to represent blood. The top and bottom blood vessels (dark red) are healthy, while the blood vessels in the middle are broken in two places, and they are not healing. The bright blue strands are fibrin molecules, the molecules necessary for blood clotting. The fibrin molecule in the middle is falling apart because it is missing key components (specifically factor viii) which are not synthesized because of the genetic anomaly that causes Hemophilia. Finally, I added blue splatter on top of the section of the painting depicting the structural breakdown during Hemophilia to give it a foggy, broken feeling (also to represent atoms and molecule building blocks of the fibrin that are not put together properly).
Ahhh, I think this came together so well! That blue is the perfect shade to stand out against the background and the way you depicted those molecules makes it very clear they're falling apart.
ReplyDeletewoooow. Good job. I think your greatest strength so far has been layering. You have shown that you can layer objects of similar colors but still show contrast. The anamoly is great in this and it is interesting how you are finding ways to integrate your unique interests with your art. Niiiice.
ReplyDeleteExcellent sense of composition and sensitivity to your medium through mark-making! You are doing an excellent job resolving your concentration investigation and I appreciate your logical thinking and mastery of composition!
ReplyDeleteAlso, try layering different papers or surfaces in your background to create a kind of actual texture in your work that you could build up from.
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