Sunday, September 4, 2011

"Circular Activity" (sold)




















(sold)


"Worry is a circular activity with no destination in sight." It is equivalent to enclosing yourself and the problem within a circle. This is a great day to pray to the God who changes things and can break you out of this circular thought pattern.

This piece is an abstract metaphor of the quote. It is a great solution when communicating an abstract thought. The circular pattern, of course, represents the worry thoughts and the small purple dot represents the problem. But the large light band of color taking up the majority of space represents the activity of prayer and the power of God to calm the troubled waters and give peace.

One approach to creating a piece to represent an abstract thought is to begin by determining the essence of what you want to communicate. Then choose shapes, colors, techniques, and placement (division of space) that give visual weight to your concept. Even if you choose to create a piece with no lettering, this is one way to move into pure abstraction. Just something to think about.

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