{"id":13266,"date":"2017-03-16T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=13266"},"modified":"2017-03-16T06:40:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T12:40:16","slug":"variation-on-the-dot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/variation-on-the-dot\/","title":{"rendered":"Variation on the Dot"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JZharova<\/a>Oh, the dot. A dot is not really a shape and it doesn’t define anything for us in the way its closest relation, the singularly dimensional line, does. It is just a point in space or on a surface but it will always grab our attention. It marks a point that we feel drawn to investigate. However, when it’s gathered to create a texture or pattern, that draw it has doesn’t expand but acts more like beats in a song. So when you have lots of dots, make a song of it.<\/p>\n

I think that is what Julia Zharova is doing here. It’s a song she likes too, so she’s created variations on it. In the top one she lets the dots be simple and smooth but backs them with a lot of organic texture. In the one below, the dots are concave and colored but the background texture is more subdued so that the dots can dance without distraction. It’s a couple of examples of variation on a similar design.<\/p>\n

Julia seems rather fond of the dot, which is scattered throughout her beautifully composed and well finished work. Enjoy a break with Julia today with a perusal through her Livemaster shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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