Avni Batra

Doing the ‘Ways of Seeing’ and ‘Talking pattern’ task was a great learning for me as I learnt to see an object and a place in many different ways. The project changed my perspective of looking at things. For the project I created my own pictures and drew them on paper using mix media. I was amazed with the texture of a broken trees and walls and tried it with mix-media on paper. Further I developed different patterns using various materials like newspaper, coffee, beads, threads and paints. What I enjoyed the most in the project was creating the pattern portrait using almost all colour mediums on one paper. In the whole project I used quite a few techniques such as dripping, doodling and block printing. If I could do the project again, I would include more colours in my patterns, and try repeat patterns. The project was of immense help to me in broadening my horizons.

Doing the ‘Talking Colour’ task was a great learning for me and I learnt a lot of new things about colour, different mediums and the vast colour theory. My project began with exploring the sky and how beautiful it can look in different colours other than blue. I used many different colours in the sky like purple, yellow and pink. Further I explored different landscapes, flowers and leaves. After, I continued with observing all little things around me such as my half-chopped vegetables, the cup of tea, my shoes and captured those through drawing. What I enjoyed the most in the project was trying my hands-on Neon paints taking inspiration from the graffiti wall. If I could do the project again, I would experiment more with darker colours, instead of focusing on a soft colour palette. Overall, I am quite contented with the knowledge and experience I have gained.