Symphony In Blue
June 14th, 2015 - UK
Symphony in Blue
Initially I began editing some proofs of my last screen prints
that had been littering my studio for some time. My only
intention was to make some original publicity cards and clear
away the unwanted proofs. I soon became very excited at
what started to emerge. Striking abstract images began to
appear, being instantly created with the cut of a knife. It
immediately struck me that more could be made of this process
as I desperately searched for more hidden images.
After some experimentation and much deliberation I started to
develop a strict method of working, selecting and cropping
images within a predetermined area of 6" x 4".
At times this became frustrating. Instead of applying a medium
to a surface and building up an image, I was subtracting from
one work to make another. It is direct and cannot be altered.
Around this time I had also been listening to a lot of classical
music after being introduced to it by my other half. There seemed to
be some sort of connection with what I was doing and the
movements and structure of a symphony. All of the work I was
producing was in harmony with each other.
With this in mind the work took on a new direction. Embracing
an idea of creating a visual symphony, I began grouping images
in a triptych format. Spending hours creating and discovering
cohesive formations. Finally, with 4 triptych's made my 1 st
visual symphony was complete. ' Symphony in Blue ".
Whether the concept of this work is important or not I do feel
it is relevant. I have found the method of working both exciting
and challenging. Stimulating emotions, intellect, and creativity
Symphony in Blue :-
Movement no. 1 :- 1/2/3/
Movement no. 2 :- 1/2/3/
Movement no. 3 :- 1/2/3/
Movement no. 4 :- 1/2/3/
Symphony in Blue was created by editing 2 screen prints :-
' Heroes in Blue ' and ' Reflections in Blue ' during 1994.
It has since been vectored using illustrator 8 to enable printing .
Fine art Prints and other printed items are now available at Fine art America .
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/david-hargreaves.html