The goal of the color bridge is to create a path for the viewer to travel down using color theory, all surrounding a theme. In my first trial of the cold bridge, I used my favorite elements of several copyright-free images. I selected and cut these pieces using the lasso tool as well as the polygonal lasso. This created both raw, sharp edges and organic, smooth edges. I arranged these according to their color, but, at first, I didn’t have an initial theme. I was just focusing on exploring color and texture. Unfortunately, not having a designated theme caused me to lose sight of the prompt, so I had to try again with a focus and emphasis on the bridge aspect.
I chose a lot of natural images animals, plants, and canyon rocks, but in contrast to nature, I also had man-made textiles. They were equally brilliant in color, and at times it was difficult to tell if the clipping was a man-made textile or a natural element. I found this realization quite fascinating, so I separated the element of the textiles from nature. Instead of having both of these elements completely separated, I chose to use their comparison to nature to flow into one another, but still keep them divided. All man-made elements are cut with harsh, sharp, straight edges, and when comparing these lines to the organic shapes of the natural elements, it created division. To further exemplify their differences, I made a rectangular shape using the textiles, but it can only be seen with the principle of closure.
The path begins in the downward sloping yellow fur textile and flows into the canyon rocks. Note how the straight edge of the yellow textile clipping contrasts to the wavy shape that it analogously flows into. The top and bottom thirds of the project are represented using the natural elements, but nonetheless, they flow into the man-made fabric. The path diverges for the satisfaction of the textile use. The colors of the textiles did not necessarily mix well, but they did blend into the natural elements. This was exactly what I wanted to achieve in this piece, the differences in natural vs. man-made objects, but how they also reflect each other through color and saturation. And, although the path splits and intertwines, the viewer is still guided back and forth from textile to nature, and back to textile.
