‘Building on Mixed Emotions’ 2024
Rebecca Lethbridge, ‘Building on Mixed Emotions’ 2024, Watercolour and pen on canvas, February 2024, 24 x 30 inches.This piece was exhibited in the Spring Term 2024 exhibition. Since I had previously focused on just one building, for this piece I decided to combine two iconic buildings whilst also changing the colours in the painting. I included Big Ben, as it is a symbol of power where the Houses of Parliament are home to the government in London, and merged this with the Empire State Building in America as it is symbol of industry and creativity and symbolises how powerful America is financially in the whole world.
Although both buildings represent different people and are in completely different styles (gothic revival and art deco respectively), they are both seen as such powerful buildings in their countries, which is why I painted them in black and white. Merging power, creativity and industry also gives a sense of hope for a brighter future, represented by the green sky.
Furthermore, splitting two iconic buildings with similar silhouettes in half and then putting them next to each other was an interesting way of making the viewer question their recollection of what the buildings really look like and created a confusion between reality and what’s in front of them. In addition, incorporating such an old building (Big Ben was finished in 1859), and a much newer building (the Empire State Building was opened in 1930) could link to how our own old and new memories sometimes become blurred.
Rebecca Lethbridge, ‘Building on Mixed Emotions’ 2024, Watercolour and pen on canvas, February 2024, 24 x 30 inches.The above images show me experimenting with different compositional layouts and positions at different heights around the exhibition space.
Rebecca Lethbridge, ‘The Emotions of Big Ben’ 2024, Photography, January 2024, Size N/A.
These images show my experimentation using photoshop to change the colour of the image, exploring the emotions of happiness, anger, hope and calmness. The incorporation of a slightly misty appearance created a mysterious atmosphere to the photographs.
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