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Margaretha von Boetticher
The initial inspiration for my art project came from
my love for literature and books. This motivated my
main piece: the ink family portrait painted on eight
books. I decided to continue the use of contrast
in my artworks, alongside sticking to the personal
theme of family and home. I found that contrast was
a compositional tool which has the power of creating
the whole atmosphere or simply defining certain
areas. Using the greatest degree of colour contrast,
I created a series of monochrome portraits of family
members on cardboard and other materials, with
pastel and ink. As I wanted to go further than just
portraiture I decided to also focus on the power of
contrast in landscapes. Growing up near the Alps,
I have always been fascinated by the different shades
and the structure of mountains. In response to this,
I created a series of different prints with which I
attempted to capture the dramatic atmosphere they
reflect. I am certain that the impact of my pieces will
vary from person to person, but I find that the use of
contrast groups them together parallel to reflecting
the differences.
Tariq Westcarr
Motion occurs all around us. It is something that
often goes unnoticed, whether in the form of passing
vehicles in the street or birds in flight. Growing up in
such a dynamic setting as London, there has never
been a time where these appear to be lacking. The
city had taught me to appreciate my experiences with
this energy. Thus a consistent theme was constructed
in my work, one that could best convey my stream of
thoughts. Since the initial motivation for this theme,
I always am sure that my works possess an element
of motion in the contexts of liberated and restricted
movement.
Using this theme as the foundation for my work, I
began to realise that I could utilise several media to
successfully project the concepts into reality; those
primarily being oil paints, plaster and digital platforms.
Contemporary artists such as Robert Proch and Russ
Mills were vital in inspiring me to expand into new
directions of the theme, including the incorporation of
multi-layered images which communicate the contrast
between stillness and action.