One of the major areas of my study this past year has been on the work of the painter Georges Seurat. Seurat used the expressive power of both color and line to expel an emotion from his artwork. Color is used to depict a specific emotion, and saturation, hue, and harmony play a conjoining role in the ability of a work of art to portray a particular feeling. With this, I have found that color plays a large role in my personal expression - and line and direction dominate the foreground.
Seurat achieved sadness by the use of dark and cold colors and lines directing the eye downward. A tranquil emotion was achieved through light and dark colors balanced equally, the combination of warm and cold colors, and horizontal lines. And the emotions of delight and vivacity were achieved by the domination of luminous hues, warm colors, and the use of directional lines pointed upward.
My thesis project revolved around sequences built from my stay here in the city of Dayton, OH. I have been building sequences in order to form a solid framework of the paths I explore. I aim to visually map my experiences and identity through these associating sequences so that I can redefine my surroundings according to my own preferences and standards.
