Photo’s of a Melbourne Location

I never noticed that before

The place I have chosen to observe is Hardware Lane in the City of Melbourne. I have observed the laneway during the day and from my observations I noticed:
-The sunlight was blocked by surrounding tall buildings.
-A lot of service vehicles.
-Atmosphere felt Grey.
-Canopies stretching out from buildings.
-Large amount of Cafes parallel to buildings
-Tall thin trees.
-Information kiosk
-Narrowness feeling given by tall buildings despite the reasonable width of the lane.

Night observations of Hardware Lane include:
-Tall thin trees stand out more with street lamps.
-Absence of the narrowness feeling.
-More human activity.
-Brighter colours stood out more and greyness has receded
-Advertising signage more noticeable.
-No pedestrian crossing.

Laneway Pattern

I started this art piece by working with the pattern of the lane ways map. I wanted to create an idea that could reflect my observations of the lane at night. In that way I could work with colours and their reflections and bring an atmosphere of a pleasurable exploration and also a touch of mystery. I gave depth with perspective bringing the sense of mystery that I mentioned before. My intention was to paint the natural road and pavement surfaces with light during the day, and at night, paint with the street lamps to reveal the architecture of the buildings.

Lyonel Feininger

Andreas Feininger

Concept for consideration

My attention is focused on the ideas and interpretation of Lyonel and Andreas Feininger works. Lyonel Feininger's paintings have some cubist characteristics that I was drawn to. I likened his interpretation of colour and shade in paintings. Lyonel’s son Andreas photographed, pioneering techniques, using images through a telephoto lens. What attracted me to both artists' work, was the feeling produced by their use of light and refraction, therefore it was expressed either with paint or with a photographic process. Their interpretation of the beauty they saw is evident in the work that inspired me.