What makes a mark and what takes a mark?

The task which was given to us on the first day was to find out what makes a mark and what takes a mark?

did the knife make its mark on this sweet lime?

The idea behind this task is to encourage us to explore new mediums and their reactions/interpretations. Another goal was to get us started on understanding how different surfaces behave to different materials. The interaction of two different surfaces often leaves a mark. And result is often an interesting visual that explains the relationship between them.

The relationship can be as violent as a nail scratching through a paper or as mild as the little patterns that you can see on top of a peda (Indian Sweet).

Below are some of the examples which I found interesting... A piece of sunboard behaves differently to different materials. Here I used a cake-knife and a cutter to try and make a mark on it.

sharp violent markings of a paper cutter on sunboard

markings of a paper cutter on sunboard

soft yet distinct markings by a cake knife on sunboard with sketchpen on top

markings by a cake knife on sunboard with sketchpen on top

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chalk markings on a piece of old plywood

chalk markings on a piece of old plywood

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a bird dropping on side fender of a car definitely made its mark!

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soft markings done on the peda while it was still hot!

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The crack on this mug- a blunt force mark made by another utensil? or the words "coffee" written with help of a permanent marker. or the stains of various types of paint on it.