Make a piece of work inspired by contrast.
Old and new, beautiful and ugly, smooth and textured, made and organic, patterned and plain, colourful and monochrome, large and small, shiny and dull, urban and rural.
Investigate, compare and contrast opposites to create an exciting response.
Look at the work of:
Look at the work of:
- The Boyle Family David Selle De Chirico James Rosenquist
- Brendan Burns Man Ray Carol Gwizdak Meret Oppenheim
- Dali Helen Sear Rene Magritte Valasquez
What is contrast?
The state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association.
- Contrast: The difference between dark and light
- High Contrast: An extreme difference between dark and light
- Low Contrast: A gradual or lesser difference between dark and light
- Colour Contrast: Tonal differences, as well as Saturation levels, of colours
- High Key: Mostly light including whites
- Low Key: Mostly darks including blacks
Other artists I have discovered..
Carsten Witte
Howard Bond
Ken Kitano
Contrast
Color contrast is used to achieve great compositions. Colors with opposite characteristics, like blue and yellow, contrast strongly when placed together. When two opposing colors are placed together they complement and accentuate the qualities of the other color. Cold colors and warm colors almost always contrast, light colors contrast against dark ones and bold colors offset weak colors.
Silhouettes are a good example of tonal contrast. Silhouettes are created through a sharp difference between dark and light areas. Color contrasted images contain complementary, or opposite, colors. Two colors on the opposite side of the color wheel create contrasting colors. Yellow & Blue or Green & Red create contrasting images that grab attention.
Silhouettes are a good example of tonal contrast. Silhouettes are created through a sharp difference between dark and light areas. Color contrasted images contain complementary, or opposite, colors. Two colors on the opposite side of the color wheel create contrasting colors. Yellow & Blue or Green & Red create contrasting images that grab attention.