To continue painting the possible triptych, I have started working more on the painting in the middle and this is teh outcome so far. Will post more updates as I paint more.
updated: 04.11.
In continuation to my painting, I added a few more layers, using also linseed stand oil to give my painting a little 3D effect. I think it worked quite well, but I struggled at first with putting the stand oil on with a paint knife, which ended up looking terrible, because I overdone it and chose the wrong colour. That ended up with me scraping off the paint and adding another layer with more of a blue colour, which I again didnt like. So another scraping followed and this time I used a brush to brush away the pigment that stayed there because of the stand oil… and that worked! First thoughts were more on the negative side with me actually hating the stand oil, but I was actually really glad that I used it in the end. I then used the same colour with a bigger knife on the water, to create more realistic feeling, and then to create little outlines to the tears on the face.
And here is the finished product:
Today was also a CRIT day, where I presented this last painting with my previous photographs meant for the future exhibition. The feedback was really good and actually made me think about the next possible steps.
The notes that I took today was from people who’s approval to write down their names I did not ask for, therefore they will be adressed as person n. 1,2,3 etc…
Person n.1 liked the technique I used in creating my painting (swirl of water) and the fact that I used more 3d paint on top of a smooth layer of paint. N.1 also noted that the green tears give off the impression that they are the invisible ones, hiddent inside. From the photographs, Notes to my photography were mostly that the pictures seem like illustrating a traumatic experience and story and that they work together with the painting, because of the paintily effect. I got the note that the painting doesn’t need a text and that there is a certain symbology in the painting. I was also recommended looking into Riso printing and Aluminium printing.
Person n.2 liked that the image on the painting wasn’t shown in the photography variation, they also liked the fact that the neck in the painting gives off the same tense feeling like the pictures do. They also focused on onen part of the painting, that the body distortion worked well. Focusing on the photography now, N.2 stated that the viewer can see the relation of text to the pictures (The gaze avoiding a person, last one looking like a mask) and that the series look emotional and tense and somehow cinematic. The text was also seen as an inner thought or commentary. N.2 also thought about the option of not putting the text in the pictures and leaving it as its own artwork next to the works. Another recommendation was trying out different places in the bathroom, not just the bathtub.
Person n.3 made a comment that this work is different from what I was doing last year, with me more focusing on capturing the image. They also focused on the fact that everything is green and what is the reason for that. The picture with text saying ,,he is here” spoke to N.3 as the most tense and emotional with the hands conveying fear and childlishness. N.3 also thinks that the pictures dont need the text and that they look separate from the text and connected at the same time.
Person N.4 felt somehow claustrophobic from looking at the picture with me screaming. N.4 also suggested putting in something that will distrupt the pattern. N.4 also spoke about making the pictures a little further away from each other to make the time pass slower while seeing them. Look out for the consistency of sizes and text. N.4 also liked the idea of body being cleansed in a way. They also spoke about the painting being coffin like which is the opposite to the pictures, because they look like they are having a motion. A very nice note was about the fact that the viewer doesn’t feel like they are the protagonists on the other side, meaning that the viewer has a passive view.
Person n.5 asked questions. Is the painting a combination of all the feelings presented on the photographs? WHat should be presented first: Painting or the pictures? (meaning that the pictures are like a build up to the painting). N.5 like that I perfected the technique of painting myself and that the painting also captured the mood, expressive and not flat like before. N.5 wants to see the pictures without the text, meaning that the imagination can go wild without the text.
