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Cross-Training: Abstraction and Emotion

From the Creative Strength Training archives: One definition of abstraction is the morphing of an object to the limits of its being recognizable. This category of abstraction works with something tangible – the object itself. A less tangible approach to abstraction is represented by the work of Wassily Kandinsky and his cohort. Kandinsky was considered the father of abstraction until Hilma af Klimt came along and unseated him. (Her work preceded his.) Kandinsky spent his entire lifetime discerning a personal language of color, line, and shape. If you didn’t know this about him, you would think his paintings were non-representational because they appear to be a collection of elements without meaning. But to him, and to viewers who have studied him, the elements tell a story, are imbued with meaning, and tie directly back to the book he authored, Concerning the Spiritual in Art. Each of us has the opportunity and ability to create a visual language of elements for ourselves. In the past two months we’ve explored lines and marks. Those elements are very different from each other based on the tools that were used to make them. They also differ from each other based on the mood the artist was in when she made them! In March and April the mood was probably random. There wasn’t anything intentional about it. This month, however, I invite you to pursue mark-making as an exploration of emotion. Getting Started 1. Use any tool that appeals to you: pen, brushes, pencil, etc. 2. Music may be helpful, but sets its own tone. Working in silence might be better. 3. Portray the following emotions. Consider doing a whole page on each one, as opposed to a single mark. Joy, Frustration, Anger, Sadness, Giddiness, Calm, Confusion When you finish the exercise, label each page on the back. Consider showing the drawings to someone you know and see if they can guess what emotion you were portraying! There isn’t any right or wrong answer. Only observation which will lead to more food for thought. ------------------------------------------------------ Visit My Website: https://www.janedunnewold.com Join our community: https://www.janedunnewold.com/community Subscribe to my channel to be notified as soon as I post new content! http://bit.ly/2Iixm9f FACEBOOK:   / janedunnewoldartist   INSTAGRAM:   / jane.dunnewold   Feel free to email me at [email protected].