Experimenting with motion with acrylic pours

When I was doing more experiments of acrylic pours on metal and then acetate, I decided to focus on the motion when lifting the acetate off the plate.

I began by working on creating linear lines when lifting the acetate by lifting in one direction. Below shows a video of the first set of experiments using linear movements when lifting the plate.

I find that when the acetate is first placed on the plate it create a vacuum between the paint and the acetate, pulling the paint towards it. I find when this occurs the colours appear more vibrant against the acetate. Upon reflection, I find that the second print off this plate captured more of the movement and the lines as the paint is pulled away from the plate. I find also that as the amount of paint on the plate decreased, the visability of the metal plate below increased.

Looking closer at the piece.I find all the marks are almost parallel to eachother, which mimics the movement of the acetate being pulled off the plate. Although this causes a lot of movement in the marks, the cells still are visable. The size varies a lot between the cells, the larger cells revealing the raw metal, whereas the smaller cells just highlight the different greens, blues, browns and grey tones in the piece.






Moving on from this, I tried some more experiments using the same motion I did previously. I though of trying to pour the paint onto the plate in lines, so when I lift the acetate off the plate, the colours flow perpendicular to the lines made.

Above is the two outcomes of my second experement. On the left is the metal plate, and the right is the print on acetate

I find the lines on this piece make each of the colours easier to distinguish but I dont feel the composition complements the colours. Although this technique highlights the movement, I don't think this is the most effective way to capture movement within my work. This is because the colours appear too blocky and it looks very artifical and man made as opposed to raw and organic, which I feel is captured well in the first piece from this post. Moving forward I shall experiment with more circular movements when lifting the acetate in order to try and capture that movement, as I feel this motion would blend the colours together more, creating a more organic feel to my work.