[FCT: TOUCH]
Brief:
1. Select a journey
2. Generate primary research
3. Develop idea – Evaluate which elements are the most curious
4. Translate the work through drawing
Years, seasons, weather all add layers to the terrain and the view.
The season was changing. It moved through hot sun and plentiful flora and fauna, to mist and wet. Mountains and Forrests shrouded in cloud. Then eventually came the stoney cold and dustings of snow.
Shadows and tenacity.
Parts of nature pushing on, not yet surrendering to winters bone.
Using prompts, like texture, brittle, exposed, secret, raw, heavy, soft, and so on and so on, the use of materials becomes more considered.
Their purpose gives me to confidence to work with purpose over pretty. To break away from aesthetics, it gets me going where I want to go with my work.
Adding the physically collected materials into the paint is a way of sharing intel about the environment. They add a tactile response to what would’ve been a purely visual experience.
What is working as expected? What isn’t? Are my expectations changing?