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Title: 3:4 Color
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Date: May 21, 2017
Size: 16" x 20"
Medium: Oil
Description: Oil On Canvas
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Status: Available
The sound file is the polyrhythm 3:4
There are 8 repeats of the polyrhythm.
The bass drum signals the beginning of each repeat.
The high-pitched bell represents the top spaces of the painting.
The low-pitched bell represents the bottom spaces of the painting.
3:4 – Notes
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Used 4 contrasting widths of tape in the following sequence:
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1” and ¾” tape – splits the canvas in thirds horizontally
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2 x ½” tape (= 1”) splits the canvas in thirds from the midpoint of one side radiating to the opposite side
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3 x ¼” tape (= ¾”) splits the canvas in fourths from the midpoint of one side radiating to the opposite side
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The tape was sealed with two coats of gesso
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The colors are based on complimentary colors:
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Top Row = Violet, Yellow
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Middle Row = Red, Green
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Bottom Row = Blue, Orange
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Left column colors added white (Tint)
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Right column colors added black (Shade)
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The middle column were mixed areas of the pure and complimentary colors
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The Violet, Green and Blue shades were toned down by adding & mixing white to the original color
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The squiggles were fashioned after L’eine and were made with various clay sculpting tools
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This is probably the first of a series of three or four paintings exploring different color schemes.​
