Regina Villányi-Kollár Talking colour
As an inspiration to my ‘Intro to’ project I chose an artifact which illustrates a shaman who hold a head in his hands. When I was in Peru a few years ago, I bought this artifact which was made from clay and I started to observe it at home while I was in quarantine. I started to think about shaman culture and spirituality in Peru, so I created faces and characters which I can associate with shamans. I worked with different techniques and textures; I experimented with acrylic spray and paint on canvas and body paint on paper. I tried to paint with henna as well. It was interesting to see how these textures relate to each other.
I associate this artisan artifact with nature. I mainly used earthy colors to my drawings, for instance different shades of earthy green and brown. I used gold colored paint as well to illustrate details of women’s jewelleries in Peru.
7th December 2020 @ 9:59 pm
First of all I just want to say your colour palette choice is amazing , highly pleasing and caught my eye straight away! I enjoyed looking through both of your tasks and I really adored the abstract faces on each page of art. The black, mustard yellow, grey and white tones go really well together and have an intriguing contrast. It’s truly pleasant to see the use of lines in every drawing and that it’s not just the same width, they’re all different sizes which makes it more immaculate.
The monogram paintings on your talking patterns task were highly pleasant to look through too and like I said earlier I like the use of curves and lines. You could also add a splash of colour into some of them as well or to develop you could use different art mediums such as oil pastel, charcoal since it’s black and maybe even graphite. I have also noticed the layering that has been going on in your drawings using layering ink and I believe it has turned out pretty well in my eyes. Continuing about layering , I have also learnt that I should experiment with layering in my drawings which you also mentioned as it makes it much more eventful. The use of henna is a really fascinating way to explore texture and would love to see more in the future.
Overall, both of your tasks have been highly successful and I really enjoyed taking a look! I cannot wait to see you grow throughout the years.
8th December 2020 @ 12:21 am
Thank you so much for your feedback x I’ll try to use other mediums as well like oil pastels and can’t wait to grow together throughout the years!