Love More

Visit the FIGURING LIGHT, Colour and The Intangible Exhibition at Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside. Choose a piece of work and write 200 words about the artist use of colour and light.



For this particular assignment I have decided to choose Rebecca Partridge's "Love More" painting which intrigued me greatly.

When I first saw the painting, I was mesmerised by the distinct use of shading in the middle of the piece and wondered how the artist even got away with using so many clashing and contrasting colours at the same time.
I then thought to myself, maybe it's because of the way she uses hints of shading between richer and more intense colours, that she creates an effect which is harmonising and easier on the eye.

The painting gives me the impression that each shape is flying past my face and that they are expanding further and further because of the use of lighter shading and smaller palette of colours, which is obviously a good thing, seeing that it makes me interact with the piece more and more.

Personally, I feel that the artist’s use of colour and light is great and the shading and toning in the painting gives the piece more depth.





The first image is the original and the second image is the colour changed version.
These two images are from the game "Dead Space" and I feel that my version of the image looks more ambient and has more of a science fiction orientation about it compared to the original.

My colour changed image has more of a purple shade to it and makes the viewer feel as if the character really is in outer space.





The first image in this selection is from a game called Fallout 3 and is the original.
The next image below it is my colour changed image, which is meant to represent a more rusty and polluted feel to the environment in the image.
The change I have made is also meant to make the Soldier look as if he is standing, watching a sunset.