Week Two

This week has been such a busy week looking into the Modernist Movement and finalising my ideas for my brief. When research the topic area I discovered that Abstract Expressionism was really interesting and that I really liked where they took there inspiration from.

Many Expressionist Artists found inspiration from there spirituality, they were very connected with themselves and thought that art should just be art. It does not need to have subjects to have meaning and be beautiful.

Frank Stella famously said about his paintings ‘What you see is what you see’

This idea that that there work didnt need to be objects and that they could be experimental with colour, shape and form was something that interested me. I would like to explore these ideas further in my own work.

Music was also a big influence into how the artists created there work, Kandinsky believed that certain colours sounded like instruments and when they were paired together they could harmonise. Others such as Jackson Pollock used music to guided him in his process. The idea of combining sound, colour and emotions to mark make is something I would like to explore further.

My research has helped me decided on what direction I would like my brief to go in. Abstract Expressionism will be the starting point however there are so many other areas that I would like to consider and influence me on my journey. The values the artists hold around art is art and that they were mark making using there spirituality to guide them interests me greatly. With this as a starting point I feel that it is exciting and could lead me in a fun experimental journey.