What do I mean by defining and having control over Space and Time in painting, or for that matter in any art?
Typically, you don't start off with a misshapen piece of canvas or paper, you start off with a shape, more often than not, a rectangle or a square.
You have defined space and begin reflecting on your subject, the way the eye moves around a square vs. a rectangle are different and bring to mind varying emotional states and ideas.
Always remember, "What are you painting and why?" Think of your piece as a piece of music with an intro, a developmental section-often broken into various parts- a climax, and an end. In screenplay, movie or novel terms, your hero, your main idea, is beginning a journey. You must choose shape and size first, then how do you begin to break down the shape into sections and guide the eye?
Time is controlled with all of the elements of art, you have the opportunity to define them in each piece, create a key or a map, everything represents something special to the work. Think of what goes into a musical composition, somehow, the whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, etc... mean different things in different pieces, Bach, Beethoven, U2, James Taylor, Classical to Hip Hop, Folk to Metal, they all use the same notes but they have a completely different meaning.
Each song is defined in its first moments, then develops, grows, comes to an end. The rhythm and tempo reflect on the words, the words on the feelings, and all comes together to make the piece work, to allow the listener to follow along with the idea of the artist. Make sure we can somehow follow your ideas, give us an opening idea your work hinges on, create a sense of rhythm and tempo with a recognizable series of intervals, whether it be through shapes, lines, colors, or values or something else, give us an idea of what is to come...
Part 2 will further explore specifics...
Time is controlled with all of the elements of art, you have the opportunity to define them in each piece, create a key or a map, everything represents something special to the work. Think of what goes into a musical composition, somehow, the whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, etc... mean different things in different pieces, Bach, Beethoven, U2, James Taylor, Classical to Hip Hop, Folk to Metal, they all use the same notes but they have a completely different meaning.
Each song is defined in its first moments, then develops, grows, comes to an end. The rhythm and tempo reflect on the words, the words on the feelings, and all comes together to make the piece work, to allow the listener to follow along with the idea of the artist. Make sure we can somehow follow your ideas, give us an opening idea your work hinges on, create a sense of rhythm and tempo with a recognizable series of intervals, whether it be through shapes, lines, colors, or values or something else, give us an idea of what is to come...
Part 2 will further explore specifics...
