This piece is Color Blindness, specifically Protopia (middle) and Tritopia (bottom). There are three different kinds of cone cells in a normal human's eye, which absorb light of different colors, allowing the colors to be distinguished. The three types of cones look very similar and in my painting are represented by the three rainbow cones. If a person is missing a type of cone, then he or she is colorblind. The middle row shows a type of color blindness that occurs when the cones that absorb red light are missing (person cannot see red). The color scheme for these cones shows how a person with this type of color blindness (Protopia) would see the rainbow cones of the top row. The bottom row depicts a type of color blindness in which the cones that absorb blue light are missing (person cannot see blue). The color scheme for these cones shows how a person with Tritopia would see the rainbow cones. The black sharpie designs pick up some of the shapes from inside the cones. These patterns are inspired by the color blindness tests that are made of little tiny circles.
I plan to take another picture because for some reason the edges of this one are blurry.
I plan to take another picture because for some reason the edges of this one are blurry.
I really really like how this turned out, Laura! For a split second I was thinking how it would be cool to color in over the little circles and show how the colors in the color blindness tests shift but I think that would be too busy. I like it how it is now.
ReplyDeleteYou can't really tell in the picture, but I saw the colored figures up close in class and they are so detail and have great colors! I love this one and it is very different than your other pieces. Bravo to trying something different with the foam board. Great job, i love it!!!
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