Interim review

Key InfluencesColour scheme Negative space

Cubism

Architectural elements

Proposal 1

The layering aspect of the wax crayons melting on top of each other stemmed from the collage look of both Klimt Art Nouveau and Picasso’s cubist paintings. The negative space and shape of the wood refers to Rachel Whiteread’s Holocaust Memorial, and forms I adopted from Hundertwasser’s building. Colour scheme is inspired by Klimt.

Proposal 2

More explicit negative space like my experimentation with Hundertwasser’s forms and research into Rachel Whiteread’s Holocaust Memorial. Bright colours from both Klimt’s piece and also John Chamberlain’s piece Colonel Splendid. The shape covered by wax is 3D cubist form inspired by Piranesi and Picasso.

To further develop this I would have the base of the rectangular model the same colour as the background to create negative space when the wax crayons melt on top, to create a spatial illusion relating to Piranesi’s Architectural Fantasies. Also I would make the crayons melt more on the bottom layer to highlight the rectangular form even more like cubism.

For this proposal I would change the cubist shapes to make them less resemble letters, and create a more interesting 3D cubist shape to make the colourful wax flow better. As a result more interesting negative space will be made.