Using the research from emotionally vague, i decided to explore the concept of anger as a physical feeling. Surely this is down to personal experience and each individuals tolerance and control. Personally, i tend to think of anger as an emotion that seeps through the body, starting from one point slowly then rapidly spreading until you have the feeling of releasing your anger.
Firstly, to begin expressing these emotions i thought about the motion i would use to show the first stages of the feeling. I chose black as the base colour for my work to show the initial feeling, the initial feeling when the feeling arises from a certain trigger. The feeling slowly begins to spread if the feeling continues, gradually getting worse. I experimented with this by dripping the black paint to show the feeling slowly seeping from the head until you can feel it through to your chest. I also kept the black as a solid black colour or as a background as these initial feelings may not be as intense, but it also serves the purpose of being a good contrast for the other colours.
I then began to work with white paint, i tried using the drips off a paintbrush and expressing the emotion physically by dripping or throwing the paint onto the page or canvas. This contrasts very effectively with the black and makes the white seem intense. The white is a way of representing the mad surge of energy some might feel when being wound up or continuing to be aggravated by a cause. The action of the paint dripping and swirling off the brush itself was very mesmerising and somewhat calming itself, proving that visual expression is a therapeutic cure.
Lastly, i chose to use a dark red paint to contrast the monotone and to show a sudden dash of impulsive action, maybe a final snap during an argument or the act of slamming a door, the breaking point of anger which is short but a powerful outburst.
Fractions of larger pieces using black varnish, red emulsion and white gloss varnish on fabriano paper
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