large scale backgrounds

since these are designed to surround my final resolution I had to ensure that the background complements the piece without overpowering it. to achieve that I decided to use the experiments featuring pva glue mixed with spray paint to create these, this is because it create a fragmented effect like the plates but on a much smaller scale making the best complement to the final. in addition to this using a back background will also work with the final as it will still have a distinct separation but not one harsh enough to draw attention away from the final resolution.
1 because smudging the paint seemed like the best approach to this I decided to apply this method to an A1 sheet of black paper using a small amount of water with pva to allow less to be used for such a large scale.

2 for the second I decided to use a combination of running the paint and smudging it, for this I used different concentrations of water to glue, for running the paint I used an almost equal ratio of glue to water, this allowed the colour to be splashed over the paper, I then used a higher ratio of glue and poured that in a single location that was smudged over the page. before this however I used a combination of red, blue, gold and silver spray paint on the surface with a combination of circular stencils and cogs. I like this piece more than the first however after the entire thing had dried I held my final resolution against it and found that the cogs seemed to clash with the piece and draw attention away from the final.

final resolution background

because I liked most of  the first piece I decided to recreate it to fit as best as it can to the final resolution. to achieve this I used similar techniques however I reduces the ratio of water used within the mixture and did not use any cogs as stencils, I refrained from using excessive quantities of silver as well as using no blue in this piece. by changing these I was able to create a piece that still held its own but does not overpower the final resolution, in addition to this the reduced amount of water reduced how much the paper wrinkled allowing for a more professional appearance.
to improve I should have used less silver within this and possible spent money to buy a board as that would not have changed shape.

a universal issue with these pieces however is that the paper is slightly wrinkled because of the contact with water.