Saturday, September 24, 2016

New Work: Sharp as a Tack

Sharp as a Tack
paper collage-15" x 18" approx

Back from vacation and back at it! Hope everyone is having a good weekend so far.
Libby

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  1. UnknownSeptember 25, 2016 at 11:43 AM

    My first impression is that this is a place where work happens, where tools are, and as my imagination carries me away I'm seeing shelves filled with a variety of supplies. The warm pink kind of throws me off, though, because in my imagination this is a man's space! I really miss your words talking about how you got here!

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    1. Libby FifeSeptember 25, 2016 at 1:53 PM

      Carol,

      That is a very fun interpretation, thank you. I really like structured "work" type environments. Factories, machinery, and all sorts of equipment appeal to me visually. Maybe those ideas have crept in somehow? I have consciously included mechanical looking elements in the past. They do sort of lend themselves to geometric formats.

      I didn't really have too much direct inspiration for this piece other than the initial layout of colors and shapes. I have been trying to work on both separating and harmonizing spaces on the picture plane. Can they be separate but work together visually? It's probably just something that I can see but that was what I had in mind while making this piece. The colors are the tri color mixes that I have been working with and the title, you may have guessed, comes from a Swing/Big Band song that was playing while I was working. I thought it summed up my state of mind this last week (not!). LOL:)

      Thanks as always for the comments and visit. I appreciate it.
      Libby

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  2. Deborah NolanSeptember 27, 2016 at 12:57 PM

    Wow Libby this is a great piece. I love as always your circles. They keep my eye moving. Color palette is super. Hope you have a blessed day. Hugs!

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    1. Libby FifeSeptember 28, 2016 at 4:33 AM

      Debbie,

      I have been trying to add back in those circular shapes. I really like them also:)

      Glad you stopped by for a visit. Hope all is well.
      Libby

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  3. juliefordoliver.blogspot.comSeptember 27, 2016 at 2:09 PM

    I really had a strong reaction of a visual in this one. I think of it as at the beach - lifeguard warnings - directional help - barriers, beach umbrellas, beach balls and the sun! At the bottom I see symbols that started the flow...the top of two legs and swimsuit! Cant help seeing all that and I enjoyed the experience of seeing the flow come together. I can see what Carol Beth sees, too, but only after I read her comment. Isn't it marvelous what abstract shapes and colors can do? Great piece, Libby!

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    1. Libby FifeSeptember 28, 2016 at 6:24 AM

      Julie,

      Well, I was just at the ocean so it's possible that the idea of that crept in somehow. Truthfully, I didn't have anything concrete in mind except for some design parameters. Carol hit on the work place idea which I find appealing too. I am starting to see that basic geometric shapes can represent all sorts of things, regardless of what I originally intended them to be. Very useful and versatile vocabulary.

      Hope all is well. Thanks for the visit.
      Libby

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