In lesson I was tasked with creating my own 2D geometric composition utilising two sheets of grids I was given, with one or two rectangles on each for a starting point.. Being a landscape architecture student rather than focusing just on the simple task I was given, I immediately began overthinking what shapes I should draw, imaging the space as a house and a garden. However, along with half the class, I was reminded this was not the correct way to approach the task as at this point we are just trying to develop are skills at composing geometric shapes and thinking of our designs as landscapes would come later in the project.
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| Empty grid sheet |
With this information I went back to my flat to try again, this time understanding the brief better. As well, I had inspiration from the artist I have deconstructed (see the previous blog), giving me a better understanding of the kind of piece I was aiming to create. From this I aimed to create a simple composition of overlapping rectangles. From this I would then remove lines from some squares where they overlapped and kept them on others. Also I used shading to add layers to my composition.
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| Exercise 2 |
I completed exercise 1 first, trying my best to forget about where the shapes and just see what i could make from random shapes leading to a very simplistic composition. This is in contrast to exercise 2 where I thought more about where the shapes would go leading to a more intricate and layered design with some symmetry and greater balance. After finishing exercise 2 I feel more confident in creating this type of abstract geometric artwork as I think this is an improvement since the first exercise.
