Friday, October 1, 2010

Alphabet Cards Response

Hello critics, friends, and strangers. First of all, forgive me for the quality of the picture above. A photograoher I am not. Alright, it's been established by now that we're all doing 2 1/2'' by 3 1/2'' cards for each letter of the alphabet. This was a challenge for me since I have such a hard time with large projects, or at least in deciding what they will be. First I wanted to do them all after crimes since they fascinate me so much, but then, being so unsatisfied with the ones I had to make up for 'Q', 'Z', and 'X', I switched to theming each card after a different color or spacific art style (Stippling, black and white, cyan, yellow, ect.). I started missing my former list of crimes, though, so I thought of a both interesting and challenging alternative. I would mimic somewhat famuos and well known artists' styles, making each artists' piece be in the process of a crime! Happy with this compromise, I have finally began working. Above you see A-Alphonse Mucha performing A-Arson (I put it under 'observation' since I was looking at Kate's profile and hair...) and K-Keith Haring K-Killing animals out of season (which I filed under 'imagination's group). Some of the crimes are worded less officially than others, and I still have the unsatisfying letters to deal with, but it has been fun so far with the four I have completed. Wish us all luck!

~Rachel

1 comment:

GRETTA said...

The psychedelic colors inspire me.
I think this card in particular would really POP with more dark shadows... (ex: more red shadows in the pink areas) I love the idea, and you write so colorfully that I can see the gears in your head as they move :) Keep it up!
Much Love
~Gretta