The Figures of Dance

Edy Wong, The Figures of Dance, 1/04/10, ink and poster paper, 22"x26 1/2", FCS art classroom

The assignment was to create a figure composition with an emphasis to space. I decided to use ballerinas as my figures because I have always admired ballet and I think the dancers are nothing short of beautiful and amazing. All ballet poses and movements are incredible, and I think they show excellent form, so that's why I chose to draw them. The hardest part of this assignment was getting the proportions right and getting the poses to look natural and realistic. I was planning on leaving their costume blank but then I realized it would look too plain so I added color only to their dresses and pointe shoes. I think doing this emphasizes space because the dancers themselves are drawn simply and incompletely, showing that their is space within them, and since the background is blank, it shows that there is space around them. After doing this project I found out that I love using ink as my medium.