I have completed a series of experiments based on Mark Tobey's artwork, using charcoal, pencil and collage. Although these are not the materials he uses, I have chosen to use these as they are tonal and readily available. I am still yet to experiment with using paint in the style of Tobey.
Here is the process that I used in my experiments:
1) I began by building a tonal background that is similar to 'Untitled' (pictured on the left) using a soft charcoal as this can be manipulated easily by smudging and can be built up to create darker tones. I have used a horizontal motion when creating the lines as you can see horizontal lines through Tobey's composition. I tried to keep the background relatively light as there were more layers that were going onto my experiment.
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2) Next, I cut out shapes of newspaper that are similar to the marks that Tobey makes in 'Untitled' (shown above) and stuck them down using glue. I chose to use newspaper when using collage as it adds more tone to the composition and I didn't want to add colour at this stage.
3) I then added fine pencil (6B) lines, in the loose, quick way that Tobey has. These lines are delicate and sporadic, which contrast the harsh charcoal. When creating these lines I noticed that the motion required to do this was similar to when I sign my signature. After, I added thicker charcoal lines which are in the same style as the newspaper shapes and have used the rubber to take away areas of the background to create a contrast between the off-white paper and the dark charcoal.
I progressed my experiments by using my signature and my Dad's signature in my work instead of the loose pencil lines. I have found that the change in signature alters the mood of the composition.
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