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My Line is Emo – Final!
We’ve come to the end of Project 1 and theeeeeese are the lines I’ve chosen for the emotions I’ve picked ^_^
Infatuation
I thought of infatuation as a rather short-term and sudden emotion, hence the pattern slightly humps in the middle with more intensity, and fades off at the ends.
I dabbed ink with my fingers in a rhythmic manner to symbolize heartbeats; As if one’s heart beats faster and harder when infatuated.
Longing
Longing reminded me of reaching out for something almost unobtainable, hence I made the lines really airy and light, to show a faint feeling.
Caring
I’d like to link care/being caring to warmth, and the use of curved lines helps to encapsulate this ‘heat’, where it also darkens in the core of the strip of paper.
Annoyed
I translated the emotion of annoyance using the amount pressure I would put on a pen when I feel ticked off, but instead of a pen, I used a penknife, so that the scratch marks can be seen on the strip. Also, I used a thicker piece of material, and in black, to ensure that the scratches look more obvious.
Bitterness
In the case of mark making for bitterness, I decided to focus more on the action, whereby I simply dipped a brush into diluted ink and splattered it onto the paper. This gave a mark that helped to portray a sense of dislike; as if something was thrown away in disappointment and offence.
Envy
I tried to create drawings of many eye-like figures that look towards different directions; As if they were looking at one another in envy!
Glumness
Glumness links to sadness which made me think of tears!
Rejected
I tried to portray rejection as a bigger force going against a smaller one.
Suffering
Used a sharp object to create these lines, to portray lines that look like cuts, but also adding a bit of smudge to make it seem more real. This helps to show the feeling of pain which is in line with the emotion suffering!
Pride
Took the emotion of Pride with a positive connotation rather than a negative one, and made the middle single pointed shape taller than the rest to show a sense of victory and achievement, while the rest are lower and the ones at the end are a little messier, with the thickness gradually increasing at the ends.
Relief
Relief gives a sense of relaxation, assurance and ease. I produced wave-like patterns to depict and symbolize the rhythmic nature of waves that would help to calm us down.
Optimism
Just like grass that reach out to grow, these lines show the same idea; Also, as they pan lightly and jumpy, this depicts a positive and happy feeling.
Panic
The lines are anxious and messy, moving in a direction against one another – Just like how one would feel in a state of panic.
Hysteria
Hysteria actually makes me think of people who are trapped in an enclosed space, trying to get out – to the point that they start to struggle with themselves, and hence i decided to use my own fingers to put myself in that position, depicting an extremely anxious motion, with no specific direction.
Uneasiness
I automatically squirm and close myself up as I think of the word uneasiness. The feeling of uneasiness goes hand-in-hand with discomfort, so I decided to make the lines here do that too (the action and movement, that is.)
Shock
The idea of shock comes as a short and sudden expression, hence I make jumps of these patches in the midst of low lying patches.
Amazement
I feel like amazement is a continuous emotion felt within the given “time”, hence the base of this line show enthusiastic and eager lines. However, it also encompasses the idea of sudden “WOW” moments, thus, I added in the extra paint lines to portray that.
Startled
Although the emotion ‘startled’ is something sudden, I feel that the feeling would still linger on after the moment, hence I made use of repetitive (but gradual) pattern.
I guess I’ve learnt that there are really endless possibilities to what we can do with lines, and lines actually speak so much more than I thought. Although it’s a pity that I had not ventured as much as I wanted to, I still enjoyed this project fairly much :-)
The end!
Mark Making #2!
This was what I did during the 2nd lesson of mark making! :-)
Didn’t really experiment alot, but tried to think more towards the emotions that I chose.
Dripping paint downwards!
‘Scratching’ out a white-line pattern onto black paint (could’ve used a thicker paper material!) (Annoyed)
Left/right and Circular motions (Suffering)
Using the sharp edge of the palette knife to create sharp lines, but also smudging the ‘thicker’ paint areas (Suffering)
Up/down and Left/right strokes
Using the base of a plastic cup (Uneasiness)
Also tried to start on thinner (although not the exact dimensions) strips to limit and narrow the space I have (for submission!)
(Bitterness)
(Glumness)
(Caring)
(Pride)
Not really satisfied with what I have now so I hope to explore and finalize more marks soon!!!
Mark Making Lesson 1
So we were asked to bring 2 mark making tools each for the first mark making lesson last week, and I decided on a comb and a straw. However, I realized that we could use many of our daily used items/almost anything lying around as mark making tools as well :-) The following pictures are here to document what I had done on the first lesson!
& These were all done with Chinese calligraphy ink & black paint!
Using the teeth of the comb (Startled)
Using the comb just as a ‘brush’
Splattering of ink using the comb
Blowing of ink through a straw (Startled – but to be sharper)
(Annoyed)
Just using the straw as a ‘brush’ (Panic)
Using the bendable part of the straw (Panic)
Cutting up the straw into 5 parts (as if a fan)
Use of fingers (Hysteria)
Use of palette knife
Left: Using a palette knife
Right: Finger prints (Infatuation)
Use of crushed tissue paper (Infatuation)
Use of roller
Making use of a strand of hair… hahahhaa
(Longing – but can have less lines)
Tried Symmetry Print but did not work out as I’d like it to :-( So decided to mess it up (smudged it) a little bit after that!
Ended the lesson with that and feeling excited to try out more tools
Project 1, My Line is Emo (Research)
This post will cover the research that I had done before our first mark making session!
1. Choosing the 18 emotions
LOVE
Infatuation: an intense but short-lived passion/admiration for someone/something
Longing: a yearning desire
Caring: displaying kindness, concern (warmth)
ANGER
Annoyed: slightly angry, irritated
Bitterness: anger + resentment due to bad experiences
Envy: a feeling of discontentment/resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions/qualities/luck
SADNESS
Glumness: feeling dejected/dispirited
Rejected: dismissed as inadequate, unacceptable, faulty
Suffering: an experience, being affected by, hence feel worse
JOY
Pride: feeling of deep pleasure/satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements
Relief: helps to provide a short respite/reassurance due to anxiety/tedious situations etc
Optimism: hopefulness & confidence for the future/success of something
FEAR
Panic: sudden uncontrollable fear/anxiety
Hysteria: exaggerated/uncontrollable emotion/excitement
Uneasiness: opposite of relaxation (and discomfort)
SURPRISE
Shock: sudden upsetting/surprising event/experience
Amazement: a feeling of great surprise/wonder
Startled: cause to feel sudden shock/alarm
2. Picture references for the following emotions:
3. Artists’ References for this Project:
Ed Moses
– Makes use of a more structured style (in the 1970s)
– Use of cut outs & lines, exploring different mediums (thick vs thin brush strokes, pencil)
– Some of his works being repetitive
Cai Guo Qiang
– Use of unconventional medium (e.g. gunpowder – This may have a link to his expression? (explosive))
– His works paint a story (most of the time). Narrative function
Yves Klein
– “IKB 191” – just a blue canvas with no details, yet may be able to convey his expression.
– Various painting methods (rollers, sponges, used naked models as line brushes, use of handprints (which could help to depict his story as well) – provided textured qualities too)