Well that didn't take long . . week two and already some programming! Using a sketching tool called Processing we were challenged to recreate a work of art chosen off MOMA's Inventing Abstraction website. There were a thousand great pieces to choose form but I chose the work above. This is a piece painted by Lawrence Atkinson in 1914-15. It is oil on a canvas 41x33 inches large. Lawrence Atkinson was an English artist born in Manchester in 1873. He initially painted almost exclusively landscapes until he was introduced to Vorticism. Since then he became a leader in the movement. To me the painting caught my eye because of its color pallet, is possibility and its simplicity. First the colors are an unusual combination in my opinion. Pale pinks in the back and bright lime greens in the foreground. This creates an interesting depth in the painting. Also the black diagonal lines in the middle draw your gaze up and vertically stretching the painting. The abstract image also bring huge amounts of possibility to the viewer. There are many angles and views to think about this image. Its not so abstract to the point of unrecognizable to its to quite clear either. It teeters on the edge of clarity. Lastly its not overwhelming to the viewer being that it is mainly large rectangular shapes. It would be boring without the color choices. It is also interesting that there is little shading but rather solid blocks of color on each shape.
My sketch which is below simply finds a random point in the image, averages the pixels around that point and draws a supper pixel in its place. Over time is draws and similar picture to the image but incomplete and in a sense blurred.
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