Process of Stretcher-less Canvas

The Stretcher-less canvas project was definitely and interesting project to create. First we had to create a 5 by 5 canvas that was not meant to be mounted by a frame, so the end results could not be flat nor could they be a square. We would have to rely on the shadows of the folds of the canvas and the colors we chose. I knew with mine that I wanted the sides to have contrasting colors, more specifically the contrast of warm and cold. So one side would have blues, purples, greens, and even a silvery tone added in. The opposite side would have warm colors, for example reds, yellows, oranges, pinks, and even gold. I knew that I wanted the paints to blend well with each other so I painted more with water for the acrylic to blend easier and make even more color combinations. I knew from the start that I wanted to twist the canvas in some way, so I needed both sides of the canvas to be well painted. The end results ended up with twisting and opposing colors, blending together to form a composition. Something interesting I found with one of the results of twisting the canvas, especially the form that looks like a flower, was that not only were the colors opposing each other, but the direction in which the cold and warm colors ran, was also in different directions, one going vertically, the other horizontally. This was definitely one of my favorite projects, mainly because the results were so limitless.