Prototype: Process & Reflection

Process Photo

Process Photo (detail)

Completed Prototype

Whilst a sound composition, this work lacks dynamism. Despite evidence of a reasonable understanding of light's relationship to form, the overall impact of the painting is insufficient. The silhouette containing an image of a diseased colon is not nearly as visceral as I'd hoped, losing ground to the sharp contrast created by the inclusion of a flaming plastic domicile against a dark ground. I'm concerned the subject matter is being too narrowly defined in sympathy with the proposal; working to a brief appears to be stifling creativity in order to maintain the project's 'authenticity'. In the future it may be prudent to loosen up the composition, take a few risks - in both form and content - in order to create tension. Currently, the work is too literal, easily encountered and dismissed, it lacks impact. Perhaps reassessment of the metaphorical potential of 'disease' as subject matter is in order? This process is beginning to resemble the hyper-rationalised social constructs it seeks to examine... academia can be a trifle stifling at times.

Completed Prototype (detail)

Completed Prototype (detail)

Completed Prototype (detail)

Completed Prototype (detail)