Friday, October 21, 2016

The messages in these pieces are people react to creative things in different ways. Some people judge creativity as bad and weird, while others praise ones thought process. Secondly, facts are black and white, whereas feelings are more complicated, represented by color. Lastly, Keetra Dixon tells us that confusion is often turned into a someone being amused. Meaning, that people rather laugh at a confused person instead of helping them.

Thursday, October 13, 2016







My cover is composed simply of an image traced spiral galaxy. This piece has a lot of energy and exuberance within its image galaxy image, that contrasts with the simple, dark pattern background. The title EXUBERANCE hints that there will be a lot of energy in the ensuing pieces.

Thursday, October 6, 2016


In the lines piece, my biggest point of emphasis was the lens flare in between the two towers. The towers are so dark due to the strokes of the blend. The area between them, sticks out due to its shade being lighter. Then a smaller reflection of that flare is down lower on the page creation second focal point. The lines themselves create a lot of movement, because oaths piece, they go all different directions. This is so exuberant because even time you look at it, you see different lines.

This is my shape/fills piece. The repletion of circles unifies the page, however each one has a different radial gradient. All, the use of opacity allows the smaller circles to act as a type of tinted lens that makes you see the larger background differently through each one. The bright contrast between each circle layer gives this piece is energy. In addition, a hexagon blend moves across the page on the bottom, in addition to the rectangular blend on top. All of these elements make this piece feel energetic.
In this design containing primarily patterns I move around with different gray shades in various places. Within these shades are very complex and energetic patterns. Bouncing from one to another without fixating on one individual makes tan interesting piece. The roughened edges point a viewer in all directions, after they see the brighter star. Also, the dot pattern in the background makes this artwork feel very alive and interesting, tying into the whole exuberance theme.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

This color piece uses the "square" color scheme of violet, green, red, and yellow orange. On one side you see warmer colors, which get blended into cooler colors. This creates contrast yet compliments. Not only does color move you across the page, but the shapes hidden in the opacity do as well. For the most part I move ones eye around the page by using the same triangle shapes, which unifies the page. However, these shapes are also diverse due to the different fill color and stroke color. This movement provides a lot of energy to the piece, therefore making it relatable to my theme of exuberance.