
Life is an endlessness of variations on themes. Once a hint of possible direction is established, the ‘variations’ component kicks in, searching and modifying to arrive at best possible solution.
When in creative mode, one can truly experience and appreciate this ‘variation’ aspect, being naturally propelled to mutate from one condition on to another.
The trouble is- often there can only be one final solution.
Like in physics of the subatomic world, there were many possibilities at the moment of becoming but then made its mind in an ‘instant’. (There is a theory that something becomes what it is at the instant when it is being observed).
I think we being part of the universe, we too inherit and ‘felt’ this immense creative energy that is part of the grand and infinite universe consciousness, (to a much smaller extent that of human consciousness).
Here, the wish is to express an immense sense of space and scale through the condition of a set white rectangular working space, a rectangle, circle, equilateral triangle and 6 black lines.

In this variation above, the focal point is concentrated to lower left of working space in contrast to the larger white open area.

Of the 3 variations, this one gives best impression of scale with triangle placed away from grouping, causing the eye to account for full width and height of working space.

This variation felt large but clustered in feeling.

And here, the red triangle in accord with the other elements generates an ‘anchored’ feeling.

When triangle is placed on lower right and cutting black line, it gives impression of movement, suggesting a right and upward ‘propelling’ feel.

And here, the triangle angled away from being paralleling with the white working space, generating a directional ‘commotion’.
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June 5, 2012 at 4:16 am
Ghassan
Dear Mike,
I really enjoyed your delicate taste in writing such deeply through inner self, and I much admired the peace in your vision, which I most needed to cure my mood. I wish for a small talk from you. I suffer frustration these days because much I post my new updates in animation, less response I get. I need someone who I trust his words to tell me, where I’m standing right now in animation, does my work worth the effort to do more, since yet no income from animation. I felt that you can be that one for sure !
This is my ages and ages time spent work in progress, would you like it, can you give me an assessment,
My recent draft 2D animation:
https://sites.google.com/site/ladokar/home/my-recent-draft-2d-animation
Would you also visit my blog to tell me what you think of my work !
Sorry if I seemed a little confusing, but I assure you that me and my art are feeling neglected
I really like your way of thinking !
June 6, 2012 at 7:39 am
rainplace
Dear Ghassan,
Thank you very much for your very kind comments and sharing some thoughts in regard to your creative journey! I will look at your work and write feedback through your e-mail address soon!
Wishing you pleasant day (…according to your blog, you are in Jordan?)
June 6, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Ghassan
Thanks very much
Yes I’m from Jordan-middle east, and believe in wisdom as a privilege from God to those who hold pure hearts, - hope you are one of them, and I believe in the verse:
“O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other)…”