Dance - Exploration

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Conceptually there are many ways that I can explore in relation to Dance, whether it is within the movement of the body, or the positioning of the feet. When I encounter dance from experience I see the body moving peace-fully and gracefully without losing balance. I tend to enter the formation of the feet and the positioning of them whether it is in an aerial or a ground position. The art forms that I will be using in my exploration of Dance are drawing and painting – with a main component of drawing to influence the painting. In my exploration of drawing I would like to explore the detail of the body and feet while dancing. I want to capture the value of the colours to capture the different lighting on a stage. I would like to focus on the texture of the costume and shoes that are on the figure. In painting I would like to focus more on the colour and value of the image working with transparency and the idea of showing the skin as the lighter part of the image and having the costuming in a darker tone. My personal experiences with drawing and painting are from previous folios, is that with drawing is more likely to turn out better than the painting. I prefer drawing because it’s easier to do once you have your idea in your head. My main artistic influence is a modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham who also had been influenced by Picasso for the modern art, Stravinsky for the music and Frank Lloyd Wright for the architecture. Although my mother had influenced me to begin dancing at age 5, since then it’s been 12 years and thought that it will be a good thing to work on. My Mother inspired me to Dance because it was fun and enjoyable, every time I step foot on the stage or put on my costumes I am proud that I am a dancer and with that it will be really interesting to see what they would come out as within an artwork or piece. However Van Gogh inspired

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