After pondering and looking at it, I think I have decided to go with the second version. Although I love the idea of the doorway from the perspective of telling a story, it doesn’t relate visually. I also think the piece will be stronger if it is a vertical format.
Thanks for all your comments.
I will post photos as they move forward.
Now that I know comments can be posted, I put this to you:
which do you like better:
version 1:
This includes a figure in a doorway in the back. This is (I hope) an interesting and thought-provoking addition which will require the viewer to fill in the story. I am not sure if the doorway is a distraction, and if the square format dilutes some of the energy.
version 2:
The doorway is cropped out, returning the piece to a vertical format–stressing the length of the dancer’s legs and giving the quilt more energy.
version 3:
The chair in the background has been removed. It was included as a visual bridge from the action of the front to the doorway in the back, but the space looks empty now. It added a sense of depth and perspective.
what do you think?
