Completely untrained and unartistic opinions: I love the concept. Blue’s shade (or tone?) doesn’t fit, maybe Black would emphasize the “lonely guy” and the crowd contrast? I love the text, works great with the opposites. Right side feels empty? Useless? Want to write a poem over there? Or just call it a deal and cut it off? In any case, I love seeing how certain processes move forward and how sometimes what we had in mind doesn’t pan out well and we still figure out how to move on with or from it! Thank you for sharing!
Art … and craft. Perhaps you might consider to strip it back to the strong layer that does work - literally cut off the craft edges (or block them out) and go back to the art. Sit with that feeling. Have you considered a black background? Or very dark blackened shade pulled from the crowd pic… to enhance the isolation and blue mood/aura of bent figure. The words work, but I’m not sure the light colour blue/lilac shading does…a little cheerful, ethereal? … maybe even slightly greyed would convey better the starkness of message? Instead of cutting out the central piece of art, you could superimpose black ‘framing’ - see what you think. More importantly, feel what you see. That state, I believe, is the defining difference between art and craft. In this journey you are trying to do both at the same time (develop the craft as well as express yourself through art). Your quick clarity in this piece is wonderful insight… interested to know what arises after sleeping on it!
Completely untrained and unartistic opinions: I love the concept. Blue’s shade (or tone?) doesn’t fit, maybe Black would emphasize the “lonely guy” and the crowd contrast? I love the text, works great with the opposites. Right side feels empty? Useless? Want to write a poem over there? Or just call it a deal and cut it off? In any case, I love seeing how certain processes move forward and how sometimes what we had in mind doesn’t pan out well and we still figure out how to move on with or from it! Thank you for sharing!
Ok straight to constructive criticism as invited:
Art … and craft. Perhaps you might consider to strip it back to the strong layer that does work - literally cut off the craft edges (or block them out) and go back to the art. Sit with that feeling. Have you considered a black background? Or very dark blackened shade pulled from the crowd pic… to enhance the isolation and blue mood/aura of bent figure. The words work, but I’m not sure the light colour blue/lilac shading does…a little cheerful, ethereal? … maybe even slightly greyed would convey better the starkness of message? Instead of cutting out the central piece of art, you could superimpose black ‘framing’ - see what you think. More importantly, feel what you see. That state, I believe, is the defining difference between art and craft. In this journey you are trying to do both at the same time (develop the craft as well as express yourself through art). Your quick clarity in this piece is wonderful insight… interested to know what arises after sleeping on it!