Artwork Focus: The Seduction & Seclusion of Colour
âIt always amazes me how simple colour and form can drive the artwork. The artist Pablo Picasso was the first artist who work I fell in love with aged 15. I have been fascinated by his use of colour and how he created three dimensional within a two dimensional medium. His use of colour was my favourite
The drawing below was taken from a body of work I created during my 2nd year in my Art and Media Bachelor of Arts. I was exploring the area of self portraiture and female representation within both the practical arts and academic writing. Within this body of work also explored the impact of music in drawing out emotions from my art practice. I always feel that cold colours express a clear emotional message due to the association of negative colours and negative emotions (such as crying or fear). I wanted to see how a warm colour develops the narrative of my work. I feel that the simple drawing techniques and the focus on the eyes with a long tear worked really well. It shows that my then simplistic interpretation of colour was limiting.
The artworks below compare my work and the representations of Pablo Picassoâs work:
 Isolation and Seclusion:
âSeclusionâ by Laura H Elliott on the right & Picasso on the left
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Above: âLady in Blueâ by Picasso
Above: âSeclusionâ by Š Laura H Elliott BA (Hons)
Below are more examples of my drawings exploring colour, mood and composition:
Above: âRejectionâ by Laura H Elliott
Female Sexuality and the Male Gaze (National Gallery, London): https://www.facebook.com/events/156552698435531/?ti=icl
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-emotional-turmoil-picassos-blue-period
All artworks & designs displayed are Š Copyright by artist Laura H Elliott BA (Hons), Dip.
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