In this picture we see Tessas use of colour to create a nostilgic feel reminesecnt of 60's -70's peacock revolution where men started dressing more flamboyantly
In this picture we see 2 of Tessa's prints the top one consists of blues ,purples ad indigos its quite intriging because it is about the vision of colour through the eyes of a bee because from the point of veiw they see in ultra violet I guess thats how they find pollen. very thought provoking that the veiw of the world we humans have is not the same as the other creatures who inhabit this planet
In this picture we see 2 of the wax duplicates created by Tiffany Singh originally used in the "what colour is sacred exhibtion"
Tiffany worked for 1 year in India teaching art to street kids while there she was given gifts of small idols which she made wax duplicates of.
she used the wax duplicates for her art exhibition she utilised the colours of the Shakra which are the same as the rainbow in reverse eg the colours of the rainbow
-red
-orange
-yellow
-green
-blue
-indigo
-violet
In shakra the colours are in reverse with violet at the top (the head ) the highest point of the shakra.She introduced a new way of looking at art because she was more interested in the interaction and effect of the art on people rather than the value of it being bought or sold.
In her exihbition named "What colour is sacred" (named by Tessa after reading a book by the same title by Micheal Colenso) she set up the wax duplicates of the idols in coloured groups like a rainbow she invited people to become involved and exchange pieces of art for one of the wax idols interesting to note the dark blue idols went first .
She concentrated alot on others senses such as smell "Newtons peace bomb exhibition" and sound as in the knock on the "sky and listen exhibition"
Tiffany is interested in tracing past audience engagement and interaction she is a brave artist and has obviously ben rewarded for standing up for her beliefs that art doesnt always have to be about money or what you see.
My Favorite colour has always ben green because Ive always Idolised the Incredible hulk.
Another artist that utilises alot of colour is the one and only Tessa Laird she spoke to us about colours and the fact that colour is actually a form of radiation I also remember her saying that colour cannot be pinned down because it is in continuous transformative flux she also told us that Isaac Newton discovered how to seperate light into colours using a glass triangle called a colour prism I like the way her research gives a more informed approach to her practices and she successfully makes colour the star in her works at the double rainbow exhibition she has made colour the filling of the sandwich as opposed to most artsits who merely see colour as bread holding the work together.(see pics at the top)
Ps Im sure that your book project about colour will be a resounding success and I look foward to reading it !
