My themes for the final project are: Scanography, Painting, and Mapping. I gathered yarn and string of shades of blue and use the scanner and moved it around, hoping to capture the idea of movement. I chose this color scheme of blues and silvers. Silver represents technology in my mind, while blues are zen-like and soothing. I wanted to create something peaceful despite having the printed scans It created these beautiful moments where the colors of the yarn interacted with the light, and I wanted to incorporate that into the painting. I started out with a 18x36" piece of canvas, and blocked off sections using painter's tape. My original idea was to use gel medium to apply the print outs of the scans onto the canvas. See below:
I used photoshop to capture the moments of "rainbow" light that occurred; I decided to zoom in on these little clips by using the rectangular tool or the circular selection tool to create these shapes that I planned to superimpose onto of the painting. My work on the computer:
Found out that the gel medium didn't work as well I had intended, instead of a smooth transfer it created a mess! I decided to overlap these attempts and actually apply the print outs itself with glue onto the canvas. Using superglue, I was able to achieve a more seamless application. Before:
After! Combining both tools (traditional and technology) I made marks using the scanography printouts and also painted triangles that were more organic and freeform. I'm trying to push and merge these two tools. I like to think of the result a "map" of my mind while using my phone (which is often, I must admit.)
I decided to add yarn across the piece, and tie on some interactive elements, the line across the piece mimics the motion of doing a scan.
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