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These are the final compositions for my 2D project.

From top to bottom of each piece:

1.1) Disgust:

Notice that there are many thick blobs and thin lines with many gaps in between. The thick blobs represent the intense feeling of disgust while the thin lines shows that they want as minimal contact as possible. The gaps also depict distance.

1.2) Longing:

Many clustered lines together in the left to right direction. Indicative that all thoughts are directed towards a certain person or object. However, this person in question may no longer be present hence the lines should be faint as they are based on memories. Towards the end, the lines get more and more faded, just like how memories are, overtime.

1.3) Suffering:

Small patches eventually merge together to form thick black patch in the middle before separating into small patches again followed by another thick black patch. These represents the small jabs of pain that eventually accumulate overtime and how this accumulative pain will fade for a short period before the process starts again.

1.4) Amusement:

Since it is under cheerfulness, it should feel light. There are overlapping big swirls to depict joy and how it surrounds your entire being at that moment.

1.5) Grouchiness:

It is an on and off thing, rather similar to moodiness. Notice how the black blobs of grouchiness fades into a stage with less intensity and then comes back later.

2.1) Triumph:

Notice the thickness and width of the swipes. They are “loud” and call for attention. The distinct areas of black and white are very contrasting which gives off a very strong feel suitable for triumph.

2.2) Guilt:

Small black specks everywhere because when a person is guilty, he or she will be constantly self conscious and be highly suspicious of people. They will have this jittery feeling that frequent their mind. The concentrated black blobs will be instances where he or she will be afraid that others will expose what they are guilty about (intense).

2.3) Hatred:

Sharp curvy lines with many intersections can be a representation of blades. Rage and anger can sometimes get to the point where you want to destroy something completely. Hence, I am using the idea of blades slicing through a medium to represent the intensity of it.

2.4) Hostility:

Uniform rectangular blocks overlapping each other give off a very rigid, individualistic and zero tolerance kind of feel.

2.5) Panic:

It comes in waves, like a impending sense of”doom” which will get more intense as the time passes by. Notice how the \\\\ lines and patches gradually darkens and thickens with ink.

3.1) Eagerness:

Strokes are energetic, including a variation of curvature to indicate motion. It shows the free flow of energy with subtle connections.

3.2) Depression: 

We will look at the composition in stages. At the initial stage of depression, you are clear of what you are upset about = shown with a thick distinct line. As depression develops, you start to get confused between the events and your mind keeps going back and forth, trying to discern what actually upset you. (Mixture of black and white paint) After which, in the serious case of depression, you slip into oblivion. You hardly know what is going on and you live in your own world = faded towards the end.

3.3) Humiliation:

This feeling does not set in immediately, time is needed for the initial shock of realisation to sink in. Notice multiple small crosses of denial eventually sums up and fade towards a thicker patch of black where the humiliation sets in.

3.4) Confusion: 

This has rather faint strokes of curves that can be seen, the rest is a blend of black and white paint. Vague background is created with the grayish effect, neither black nor white.

4.1) Excitement: 

Motion lines with action are depicted by a larger difference in the curvature. The ups and down represent the fluctuations in the mood of the person and the apex of the curve represents the climax.

4.2) Enthrallment: 

Circles throughout the pieces indicate focus like how someone is captivated by something among the surroundings (dots and wavy lines).

4.3) Infatuation:

Intense but short-lived passion where sometimes people get blinded by it. (Depicted by the blending of black and white with different tonal range to show the intensity)

4.4) Isolation:

The black patch (you) are distantly surrounded by many faint lines (people around you).

 

 

Close your eyes and immerse yourself in a past event that evokes that particular emotion. Grip your pencil with your non-dominant hand and start expressing them.

We repeated the process for the following 4 emotions:

HAPPY- “My First Cooking Experience”:

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There were many rounded loops which represented the recurring swirls of happiness I felt then. Certain areas which had wiry darker lines were indicative of stronger and overlapping nature of it.

 

ANGRY- “Feeling Betrayed”:

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There were many prominent thick lines done with pressure. Coupled with the sharp turns and crosses, they were representative of the initial shock of realisation which gradually developed into anger. At the more concentrated parts (darker areas), the feeling of anger intensified. Towards the end (bottom left for example), rounded portions showed how I am mulling over the event and questioning myself about the cause of it.

 

SAD-“Longing”

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Initially there were sharp spiny strokes clustered together to represent the small clusters of pain I felt, lke tear drops. After which, there was a gradual increase in the distance between the spikes to show how they eventually get less intense and hence further apart. The wavy lines that went back and forth showed how my mind glossed over the memories repeatedly. The proximity of the lines was also indicative of the frequency of the waves of emotion.

 

NERVOUS- “My First Presentation/ Speech”

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Swirls after swirls represented the balls of nervousness that kept coming back at me, lasting for the entire event. Different sizes of the swirls showed how I noticed the overall big to minor details as the cause of the nervousness. Overlapping swirls with close proximity of them were indicative of how uptight I felt then. Short anxiety spikes towards the end (extreme left) showed how the jabs of adrenaline were eventually spread out after some time.

 

 

 

 

 

      

First time experiencing lino cut with carving tools. It was refreshing and enjoyable. The 2nd picture was an initial print produced using the print press.  After which I added aluminium foil on the surface and tried some light scraping technique.  The 3rd picture was a reverse print of the attempt with the aluminium foil.

 

We also tried mark making using various tools such as twigs, leaves, rambutan skin, pieces of foam, bubble wrap etc. It was a truly therapeutic session. Initially, without this exposure, I thought of doing my lines assignment using pencils, pen, markers and probably charcoal sticks. However, the mark making session revealed many other possibilities I have yet to consider.

        

 

 

Exploring how to convey emotions using lines is the first assignment for my Foundation 2D class. While it is inherent to express emotions using words directly, using lines and art as another medium will be interesting as well.

18 lines, each representative of an emotion, be it a core emotion or their subsets can be sorely sufficient for viewers to relish in them.

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