Silver Paint Cracks: Studio Work

Initial experiment.

 When drying the silver paint recedes and leaves some of the red paint showing in the cracks. I wanted to continue with this and do something on a larger scale as I was intrigued by the details within the materials, and received positive feedback about how the cracks that form look really interesting. 

The red colour connects with sold stickers and other sale signage which is why I chose to use red underneath, to symbolise the works true intention - to be sold. In my larger piece below I had to use yellow and blue as well as red underneath as I ran out of red paint. The blue paint I used had gone off however, this created the best texture (the most bumpy). 

Before spray paint

New experiment - acrylic paint on canvas with silver spray paint over the top

Detail.

The more bumpy area is blue acrylic paint that had gone off, so it has been exposed to air for a couple of years and that's what caused this effect. I think it worked better than I expected and the intricate details cause the viewer to stare and be engaged with it. 

Before poking the other side of the canvas

Detail of ripples/ cracks which were made by the process shown in video below:

Reflections on the Video shot in the studio, above: 

This process was made by me poking the back of the canvas which causes the wet coloured paint underneath to appear and the silver spray paint to ripple. I found this video immersive and abstract, perhaps more so than the piece alone. 

In terms of the consumer and the consumed the video is mesmerising. I believe making the painting move is much more visually stimulating than if it was just a flat painting, and this can be achieved using canvas to paint on. 

Developments & reflections:

• I want to see what the painting will look like once it is fully dry as my previous experimentations changed entirely - and looked more appealing. 

• I want to experiment trying to create this same effect but using an xbox Kinect software and the viewers movements in front of the projection, so the viewer can be in control and interact with the piece. I also think this painting can be projected on, and will form part of the commercial gallery I am hoping to create.