Final Concept

 The series of photographs uses three ordinary, coloured (blue, green, purple) glass jars that in universal daylight have an absence of their intrinsic materialistic qualities. Through the use of directional light these qualities are revealed creating abstract forms and transparent compositions. The layering of the objects in some images creates a sense of space. Turning to Abstract artists for inspiration, the images incorporate attributes evident in a variety of artists’ work. For instance, Victor Schrager’s placement of colour and layering of objects, Mark Rothko’s implementation of thirds and painterly textures, Gretchen Albrecht’s brush-stroke gestures and fluid forms, and Alan Jaras’ use of black as a contrast to heighten colour. As a series, the images move from a more simplistic palette of colour and form through to an abstract mixture of the two.

The three objects