Selen+Albayrak

Hi! My name is Selen Albayrak. I am currently a freshman and would like to major in International affairs with a minor in a language. I love art, but am not very artsy myself even though I wish i could be. I'm from Herndon, in northern Virginia and went to South Lakes high school. I took ceramics my senior year but i didn't have much success with my creations. So far, this class seems really interesting and I'm looking forward to trying new art like things.

Essay: The piece I chose is called "Hot Mix" by Reni Gower. This piece immediately caught my eye because of the intensity of the colors. This piece does not have specific color scheme because it uses many different colors. I would say that there is much red in this piece. Although this piece has a more tretradic color scheme to it, it is very much appealing to my eye. I like the brightness and how the circles, each have a different color contrast from one another. It creates the figure ground from the splattered lines that are also colorful. The dark shade of black over some of the lines of circles also creates the gestalt principle of figure ground. The lines of circles vertically in the piece also creates the gestalt principle of similarity because they are grouped together. There is also proximity because although they are different colors and sizes, they are looked at as a whole. The texture in some parts of pieces looks softer than others. The background looks softer, while the black shading covering the circles makes it look a bit rougher. The vertical lines of the circles that are not shaded almost have a three dimensional look to them because of the darker shaded background. This ties in with the three dimensional element; light. the shadows and forms of the surfaces create that three dimensional feel. I really enjoy this piece because it has a lot going on. in a way it is chaotic but there is a lot of depth into it.

Drawings:



**COLORS**
Monochromatic:



Analogus:



Complimentary:



Split Complimentary:



GESTALT PRINCIPLES