The final pieces.

Finishing up the last of the figural triptych painting! It's all coming together...

Also after meeting with Deborah I decided to make a small test version of an idea I want to take into the BFA show. At midterm critique it was asked why I don't just paint fabric itself. After researching textiles and the design industry I've found clarity in that my interest in fashion lies primarily in textiles and fabrication. I found myself really interesting in stitching and weaving patterns, and going back to the my initial inspiration in Jose Romussi's embroidered fashion photographs I want to take the handcrafted act of embroidery to bring the canvas to life.

Instead of painting on fabric, I will still use the figural triptych I painted and in addition paint a matching triptych of fabric showing patterning color and folds. The curves and flows in the fabric will echo that of the body. On top of the black and white figure painting I will take embroidery thread and add a layer of patterning over the body, responding to the form with color and the textural element of thread. On top of the painted fabric triptych I will use embroidery to create a black and white figure emerging from the fabric. The two will oppose and react to each other.