G8U3 Art Summative

Eric
Geometric Abstraction
Geometric Abstraction was like a revolution at the time when artworks were more
about illustrating realistic things. Then, some artists like Cezanne and Seurat,
followed by Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian, and Theo van Doesburg, started to
draw non-real things with simple geometrical shapes such as squares, rectangles,
triangles, and circles. They illustrated not real objects, but abstract ideas. They
focused on how the lines, shapes, and colors can mix together to show the laws of
nature.
Artistic intention
My artistic intention in rooted in Geometric Abstraction. When I learned about this
in my first unit, I was surprised how these simple elements of art can create a
not-so-simple artwork. So, I decided to further work on Geometric Abstraction this
unit. So, my artistic intention was formed. I wanted to use the geometrical shape to
explore ways to express abstract ideas. I was trying to use digital platform, Vectr
to convey meaning by Geometric Abstraction. I used the digital platform to create
a vector drawing. The vector drawing will be an abstract artwork. Also, I wanted to
use simple things to develop to a rather complex result. Just by using the simple
shapes, I wanted to compose an artwork that conveys a meaning beyond just the
geometrical shapes. I tried many sketches so that I can come to the idea in which
successfully follows my artistic intention. The process is in the following slides.
Process

These are my formative sketches. First one is my exploration of primary and secondary colors with
circles, second one is making a close-to-circular shape with squares, and the last is using two arrows
to create a big one arrow. The last sketch’s main idea was for the two arrow to compose one arrow,
meaning smaller power combines to create a much greater power. This idea was later developed in
the following sketches.
Process

This is my 1st sketch (that is not formative but directly for summative). I first created 6 circles,
each with different size, and created a curve with the circles. The biggest, red circle were
followed by different primary colors until the smallest, purple circle. This shape is shown in the
picture on the left. Then I copied and pasted this shape in various sizes and directions to fill the
page. It ended up as the picture on the right.
Process
Here, in my second sketch, I expanded on my 3rd
sketch of my formative. I didn’t put 2 arrows, but 6
arrows, 3 on each side, to connect to create a bigger
arrow. The picture above is when the end of the
smaller arrows were black. Then, I changed the color
to be the color that is opposite the arrow, for example,
the end of the red arrow on top left would be yellow
because the top arrow on the right is yellow. The end
of yellow arrow on top right will be red. The result is
shown in the bottom picture. I developed my idea well
on this, but the size and the shape of the bigger and
smaller arrows were kind of too different. Therefore, I
didn’t expand on this particular idea. However, there
is a sketch later that kind of looks similar.
Process

The shape in these sketches were made by

arrows that point both sides (like in the first
picture). I made this shape, then changed the
colors and put four of them. The orange
rectangles connect the shapes in the second
picture. Finally, each of these rectangles are
changed into 6 rectangles, 3 red and 3 yellow.
Process

For this sketch’s 1st picture, I was putting 16 triangles, which will create a large triangle. The four on one of
the sides connected to four rectangles, creating the arrow shape. The larger black rectangle underneath
them was composing an arrow with the large triangle. Each smaller arrow has a primary color, because it’s
shows “back to the basics”. The 2nd picture shows how it changed after. It doesn’t show on the picture, but 3
squares in the middle of artwork, each orange, green, and purple, are actually two triangles. So, actually, it
now shows four arrows that is composed with 2 of the small triangles. The rectangles that compose these
arrows here, specially, have tertiary colors to add some difference to the colors which was normally just
primary and secondary. The two black rectangles underneath them composes a bigger arrow, but not the
biggest. The black arrows overall composes a shape similar to the 3rd formative sketch.
Process

These sketches are made by putting an arrow inside an

arrow. This pattern creates 3 different arrows. The first
picture and second picture have almost the same color
except 2 rectangles on the top, in which are in lighter color in
the second picture. The last picture is the same thing, just
with different colors, now greenish. I tried many different
colors, and the pictures are in the next slide.
Process
Process

In this sketch, I made the shape similar to the 3rd formative sketch, but just turned a little bit. I focused on
red, orange, and yellow colors, like in the 3rd sketch (not formative). I also added two arrows in the blank
space to fill in the space.
 Final Artwork
This is my final artwork. This would look familiar,
because it is from my fourth sketch. I thought the fourth
sketch was best illustrating my artistic intention, so I
decided just to change a little bit of colors and go on to
create my final artwork from that. Firstly, this artwork is
creating using only rectangles and triangles, but it
conveys a deeper meaning. In this artwork, there are 11
different arrows, all different in its size and colors. The
difference in color and size was created to imply
diversity not only in the artwork, but in the world as well.
The arrows are combined to form a bigger arrow. This
means combining powers. With powers, even if it’s
small, combined, we can create a greater power. This is
the time to combine power, in middle of a disaster
caused by Covid-19. Diversity must be appreciated, and
these diverse powers must become a one big power to
prevail the disaster we are facing.
Key and related concepts
The key concept was aesthetics. I used different colors to find out the aesthetics.
The different things I tried was adding to the improvement of the aesthetics in the
artwork. I tried to use the elements (colors and shapes) to create a beautiful and
aesthetical artwork.

The related concept was composition. I was consistently adding up elements and
changing its places in the artwork. Using the elements of art, I was creating a
composition. The composition I made is the artwork. When I compose the
elements, it conveys a meaning beyond just the elements, just like geometric
abstraction.
Global Context
I was interested in the artistic movement: Geometric Abstraction. I wanted to
explore and develop upon the concept. I expressed what came from my own
brain. I used different arrows to express my intention of combining power between
diverse people. I explored different ways to use geometric abstraction to fulfill my
artistic intention. All the different sketches were created for the technical
exploration and also expression of different expressions of my own idea. Overall,
by creating sketches, I was expressing personal ideas, which is a part of the
global context: Personal and Cultural Expression.
Source Citation for Research (Geometric Abstraction)
Kooness. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2021, from
https://www.kooness.com/posts/magazine/the-history-of-geometric-abstract-art