This gallery displays abstract studies in the composition of objects in space.
Methodology
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The following projects were completed during my time at Pratt Institute, studying through a curriculum developed by the influential designer Roweena Reed Kostellow.
Across six semesters in abstract design classes, my eye was developed to see the relationships between objects in space.
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Through years of rounds of iteration and feedback, I learned how to judge and communicate the formal qualities of objects and space through the language of modernism.
I have developed a formal vocabulary of line, plane, and, volume; axis and surface; positive space and negative space; convexity and concavity; movement and gesture; hue, value, chroma; and more, based in the teachings of modernism.
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By working in abstraction, complete focus can be placed on the formal qualities of compositions rather than functional goals.
Expression Study
The following composition translates the song The View from the Afternoon into objects in space. In it you can find heavy, rhythmic drums; slashing, striking guitars; melding, churning bass; and airy, lifting vocals.
Negative Space Study
The following composition is an exercise in the use of varieties of negative space, created with the constraint of only using rectalinear objects joined at parallel and perpendicular angles. In it you can find moments of tension and release, push and pull, cover and exposure.
Line Study
The following composition is an exercise in the use of line and curves. In it you can follow fast and slow curves, creating dynamic movement in space.
Volume Study
The following composition is an exercise in the use of surface and volume, created with the constraint of all objects coming from a single sliced cylinder. In the volumes you can find dancing gestures and visual weight being exchanged.
