Abigail Priolo – Ways of Seeing / Talking Pattern
For this task I looked at a range of objects, including fruits, plants and places and I tried to draw things in a different way than I did for task 1, I found objects like the grapefruit and the pepper really interesting to look at and to draw, I like the different textures inside like the reflectiveness of the grapefruit in the light and the clusters of seeds in the pepper. I really like how things around me have natural patterns within them and that’s why I find them so interesting to work with, I focused on drawing things for more of a textile focus, picking out shapes and colours playing with collage and zooming in to see better details. I enjoyed this task and the way it allowed me to draw for more of a pattern and textiles purpose and I feel this will help me develop drawings for the course in the future as well as developing my print designs.
25th November 2020 @ 5:12 pm
First of all, I like the painting style very much. For example, the second painting I really think is very beautiful and special. I am really glad to see you start from some life objects to feel the different structures and textures of the same things, and have the courage to challenge yourself to draw a very everyday thing with a very interesting toothbrush. I am also very glad that you have learned the ways and techniques you will use in the future creation in the study of this task. By the way, I love the way you’ve done the chili whether it’s the pencil outline, whether it’s the collage, whether it’s the oil painting, whether it’s the detail of the chili, it’s very interesting. I think the combination of collage is what I need to learn from you.
Then, in the second task, I saw that you used a lot of collage works, which was really amazing, and I couldn’t help admiring you that you seemed to have found your own way of expression. I love the way you present the grapefruit, it’s really great!! I see that you have started your own design, that is really nice! It’s no exaggeration to say that I really like your design!
Finally, the area I think you need to work on is the color area. For example, the first picture and the third picture of Task2 are very interesting, but there are probably many different colors mixed together, which give people the feeling that the picture is dirty.