{"id":5889,"date":"2014-02-03T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=5889"},"modified":"2014-02-02T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T04:00:25","slug":"the-contrast-of-randomness-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/the-contrast-of-randomness-order\/","title":{"rendered":"The Contrast of Randomness & Order"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a piece like the one here, would you say order was introduced into the randomness of the elements or randomness was used to give order more liveliness? It really is a guess as to what the artist was up to but it’s fun to ponder and will also make you more aware of your own decision making.<\/p>\n

What I think is that in something like this, it is a matter of adding contrast but I can’t say which direction the artist came from on it. Most all the elements here are square or rectangular or are arranged in something like a block, but the ‘blocks’ themselves are not aligned and there is a lot of variation in each block. Although color is not a variation (and I do wish there was more color, maybe even just one accented red block to give the eye a place to rest and move from) the monochromatic theme does also help unite the random elements as does having every block sit straight and square.<\/p>\n

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The artist here is not necessarily a polymer artist although the work is a collection of polymer elements. Ali Ferguson says she is “an artist exploring hand-stitch.” I do so like that many artists who see themselves as masters of another medium find a place in their studio for polymer. \u00a0If you like mixed media, do take a look around Ali’s website<\/a> where driftwood, old charts, buttons, fabrics and all kind of found objects find their way into interesting wall and wearable art.<\/p>\n

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