In this post I am going to look at some artists that my tutor recommended to me after part 3 – These are all artists who use silhouettes/profiles effectively which is something I tried to to do in part 3. After looking at these I think I would like to revisit assignment 3 as there is more expressive ways I could approach the brief and really achieve what I wanted to do.

Aude Van Ryn – Image Source

I like the use of different patterns and textures within this piece by Aude Van Ryn. I like how when you look closely it feels almost like collage with all the different layers and textures but when you look at the whole image it is all cohesive.

Shonagh Rae – Image Source

This piece by Shonagh Rae also has a side profile silhouette and textured layers. I really like the way that all of these pieces successfully incorporated block colour and silhouette and still seem expressive. I lost a lot of detail in my piece for Assignment 3 and it did end up looking flat. I wanted the background to feel energetic and it came out flat. I wanted to achieve a textured painterly effect – when I look at these pieces I can see how other people have successfully achieved this.

Simon Pemberton – Image Source

I particularly like this piece by Simon Pemberton. It is really expressive and in areas it is quite abstract – again though it works as a larger piece. It is instantly recognisable as a man and a landscape – another great example of silhouette. I also really love the use of colour in all of these piece – they are all bright and colourful but balanced with the contrast of the silhouette.

After looking at these pieces I really want to revisit part 3 and I intend to before I head to assessment. I would like to push myself further and let it be more abstract and more textured.  I do think that a lot of it is down to confidence and I need to be more open to pushing myself and be more open to experimentation.