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In order to continue with the survey of surrealism, I'm experimenting with various surrealist techniques in conjunction with the Josef Albers interaction of colour. I already used decalcomania for one layer. I continued with that theme in a separate colour for another layer, and then added a new technique: automatic writing, or psychic automatism. This technique was used by Andre Masson.
I used this technique three times: twice on layers of decalcomania, and once on a sheet of green transparent plastic.
Here are the results, overlaid onto white paper for better contrast.
I also incorporated part of an x-ray to continue the theme of "Body of Work" and to make allusion to the often x-ray-like work of Man Ray.
When placed together, this is how they interact.
André Masson began automatic drawings with no preconceived subject or composition in mind. Like a medium channeling a spirit, he let his pen travel rapidly across the paper without conscious control. He soon found hints of images—fragmented bodies and objects—emerging from the abstract, lacelike web of pen marks. At times Masson elaborated on these with conscious changes or additions, but he left the traces of the rapidly drawn ink mostly intact (from MOMA's page on Andre Masson and Automatic Writing)
I used this technique three times: twice on layers of decalcomania, and once on a sheet of green transparent plastic.
Here are the results, overlaid onto white paper for better contrast.
I also incorporated part of an x-ray to continue the theme of "Body of Work" and to make allusion to the often x-ray-like work of Man Ray.
When placed together, this is how they interact.
