27) Colors

I haven't updated my blog in almost a year and all the things that i did in 2008 and 2009 seem so far behind that i really hope i can remember what each of my pieces was about so i can at least have something to write.

Painting. Colors. 2009

Acrylic on cardboard and paper

We attempted to create optical illusions by using composition of colors and patterns.

We played around with colors and painted using primaries, secondaries and complementary colors. I liked this exercise a lot because i realized that in painting there really is no right or wrong, the choice of colors simply makes things look more or less realistic, but painting isn't always about depicting reality. If we use only primary or secondary colors on their own, we will never get a very realistic image, however we can still recognize what the painting is about.

In this case, the two pears below were painted using primary and secondary colors only, and even though the first two look more natural and real, i can still recognize that they are pears and they look much more interesting due to their surreal appeal.