Gestural

Abstract

Depressed

Expression

Imperfect

Gloomy

Incomplete

Shattered

Anxiety

Reflections

This is a piece, that I am producing in my Shared Drive Project. I have chosen this piece as it something, I‘ve began to discover as I’ve recently been interested in painting in the form of abstract. This is very unusual for me as I’ve always been told to paint in realism and portraiture. I’ve started coming out my comfort zone. I am starting to understand abstract expressionism and I want to explore it further. I feel this style it easier for me to emote my feelings into my artwork from personal issues. I’ve also stopped bothering about unfinished pieces because when the story or meaning is being disrupted, it allows the audience to assume what they want. It makes the audience fill in the gaps. Looking at Jasper Johns’ gestural brush strokes and Anselm Kiefer’s sorrow and use of colour have been my inspirations.