I experimented with layering my larger cut outs with solid pieces of colour, using square shapes, negative space cut outs, pieces I had cut out that were scrap and also manipulating how the paper could move instead of laying flat against a surface.
The colours I used I moved around to see how they made different areas of the cut out patterns stand out and disappear almost completely. What was also interesting was the way the colours reacted against each other when interacting with other primary colours.
I have been quite wary about manipulating the paper patterns too much as the black layer of paper is much thinner than the rest due to a very small availability of paper. I feel it works quite well though, creating the different shapes and bumps and I feel that interweaving smaller pieces of paper through out to create a 3-D effect could be very interesting.
By using the negative space cut outs it also gives the whole piece a bit of a separation and 3-Dimensionaility which wasn’t apparent before. I feel it does this by making it appear less flat and also creates more shapes.
I’ve put together the larger piece with the Green and Pink piece and made it almost like an installation, it flows from one to the other quite seamlessly due to the solid pieces of paper underneath and I feel it works very well together.
