Scott Tulay’s black and white drawings offer a unique perspective into the ways in which space is divided and experienced. An exploration of shadows and light, Tulay engages his audience by layering dimensional space.
His unique treatment of space is very much the result of his studies. Having trained at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Tulay graduated from M.I.T. with a Master’s of Architecture degree. An architect first and foremost, his drawings both relate and challenge his formal training.
Inspired by both architecture and nature, although his work is structured it still has a degree of freedom to it: “Whether inspired by built form or natural context, my art is constructed by an armature of light,” Tulay explains on his website. “Light, or what looks like atmosphere or fog, is engaged in either defining space or dematerializing the landscape or architectural elements depicted.”
This foggy atmosphere is further enhanced by the dichotomy between black and white. Using ink, charcoal, graphite, spray paint, and watercolor, Tulay explores the relationship between light and dark. According to Tulay, his treatment of light, combined with the unclear relation of the viewer to the ground plane, creates a spatial disconnect—and one which he aims to highlight.
“In some drawings the viewer appears to be floating and is looking both up and down at the same time,” he says. Scroll down to see some of his work!
