Throughout the creation and development of my idea for this project, I came across Cy Twombly’s pieces of work. Twombly was born in 1928 and he is today known for his paintings, sculpting, and photography. I focused on his artworks as a painter, and truly observed his techniques and abstract representations of reality. So, his indefinite and somewhat messy brushstrokes inspired me in the making of this canvas. As you can see from my project, I decided to merge both photography and painting to represent my identity, and this is because I was quite curious to see how these sort of contrasting mediums would work together. The photographs are very general and taken from the internet because I didn’t really want to make it too personal; I wanted the viewers and observers to recognise what was on and, in a way, feel part of it as well. The paint above it covers some parts of the pictures, unless it doesn’t cover them entirely. I, therefore, used paint to hide the parts of me that are too old for me to remember correctly, or the ones that are somewhat still unfamiliar. For example, the image on the right of a large field of flowers is included to represent a childhood memory of when my parents and I drove towards our house in the countryside, and throughout our days spent there I ate a flower. Another image that is fairly hidden is one of London. This is because, since September, I have been visiting London once a month or more, and I feel some sort of connection with the city despite I have never truly lived there. I used blue paint because it is a colour with which I can easily identify, and I also noticed that most of the things I possess are blue, like my jacket, my bag, or my pencil case.
It was quite a challenge for me, as my works are usually very graphic and precise, while this one is quite abstract and intricate or chaotic. Through this project, however, I was able to explore another side of myself and my identity.
Shades of Memories
