Colour Theory Research and Mapping

COLOUR THEORY RESEARCH

JOHANNE ITTEN'S COLOUR THEORY:

One of his colour theory methods where to do with contrast of hue; mixing different hues from the colour wheel. He recognised that the further apart the hues, the greater the contrast. Another method was light and dark contrast, when tints or shades are next to an opposite colour. A basic example would be black as opposed to white with light and dark contrast.
He also went on to identify colours based on temperature; cold and warm colours. He related blues and greens to cool colours and red, orange and yellow to warm colours.

PAUL KLEE'S COLOUR THEORY:

Klee used the complementary colours in relation to movement, presenting his theory to be based on "dynamic transitions".
Making connections between colour and music he believed that combinations of colours can be harmonious or unmelodious and dissonant depending on the pairing of colours.

Klee's art and colour wheel

This encouraged me to delve directly into my colour theories and sustain a more superior understanding of the usage of colours in my designs.

https://www.bauhaus100.de/en/past/teaching/classes/colour-and-form-theory/

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-how-to-be-an-artist-according-to-paul-klee

MAPPING RESEARCH

I was intrigued by these map layouts and the features within the composition. Using a map layout also allows me to create a large scale outcome and consider the length of the map.

I'm particularly interested in the blue print layouts as the colours help make the details more prominent, having the white on blue colour scheme. It is more efficient as text and visuals shown are clearer to read.

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I had been given feedback on this design outcome, which was to look into creating a sequence as its much clearer and relates to music and notations. Also to consider the scale and general composition and how it would be presented. Whether it would be a good out map, or a large map stuck on the wall. This feedback was essential as it assisted my understanding for format and composition, and designing an outcome which fufill the main objective or some how supports it. After been given feedback for this design I began to work on my designs in a different composition, and working on a way of putting my individual outcomes into a sequence.

Optical Illusions and patterns

I decided to look into optical illusions as it enables the human eye to visualize something 2D move as if it is 3D. I want to incorporate the art of illusion into my pieces to create animations out of paintings. As i researched into optical illusions i began to realise that they consisted of quite basic lines patterns and shapes which I felt could well represent frequency and flow in music. Exploring illusions also allowed me to understand structure in which i could incorporate in my designs. With lines being more prominent than others in optical illusions and shapes being larger it displays the use of hierarchy, which i can relate to the instrumentation and structures of music. David Szakaly I decided to look into the designer David Szakaly, as he uses shape and form to create these smooth transitioned, illusion like gifs. I was very interested in how the shapes morphed, it reminded me of music visualiser in a sense of capturing the movement of the sound...

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