"Sweeping it under the carpet" is a famous street art piece by Banksy. In this work he created the illusion of implied motion with spray paint on the side of a random street in the U.K. This is a great image because when the viewer looks at this they perceive it as if someone has actually lifted the wall up and was sweeping the dust under the carpet. The reality of the situation is that it is a 2D image which looks 3D. He has created depth on a flat surface which has created a very complex illusion. The truly amazing part about works of art by Banksy is that he creates all of it at night while hiding in the shadows mainly using spray paint and stencils to help quickly executed piece of art. This image is shown as an overlap which looks as if there are many things in front of each other. It also uses relative size to help create the illusion that she is sweeping the dust into a smaller corner which is behind her.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Movement and Motion
"Sweeping it under the carpet" is a famous street art piece by Banksy. In this work he created the illusion of implied motion with spray paint on the side of a random street in the U.K. This is a great image because when the viewer looks at this they perceive it as if someone has actually lifted the wall up and was sweeping the dust under the carpet. The reality of the situation is that it is a 2D image which looks 3D. He has created depth on a flat surface which has created a very complex illusion. The truly amazing part about works of art by Banksy is that he creates all of it at night while hiding in the shadows mainly using spray paint and stencils to help quickly executed piece of art. This image is shown as an overlap which looks as if there are many things in front of each other. It also uses relative size to help create the illusion that she is sweeping the dust into a smaller corner which is behind her.
Tone and Color
Monday, June 27, 2011
Skateboard Magazine Advertisement
Skateboard Magazine Cover Design
Skateboard Magazine Cover Design
Design Success and Failure in Relation to Syntactical Guidelines
This green Element deck is a traditional deck with a earthy graphic laid on the bottom. This is traditionally what I have always seen as my nice because I have always been involved in the skating community as well as have a love for the same type of graphics which I have always seen being sold at local deck retailers. This Element board is successful in its design for the traditionalist because it holds the typical size and a beautiful, clean graphic. This type of board is what is needed to perform tricks and be able to ride the board without fear of falling because of some open spaces in the deck. This is another successful design by the people @ Element.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Visual Thinking Research
This block puzzle was all about finding the same pattern of blocks and matching them with their equal somewhere on the board. There are 12 images to match up. I realize that all these block patterns are rotated in different positions but because they are relative blocks with defined parts we can perceive it the patterns easier.
This puzzle was my first attempt at the puzzle. I looked at the lines and the squares. I noticed that there had to be some sort of pattern laying in the lines. I noticed that the line was constantly moving and changing shapes so I looked for the option that followed the most logical pattern I could find. I went with C because I thought it followed the pattern which I created in my mind. It was an optical illusion that I had created in my mind by looking for something that wasn't there.
This was a very difficult puzzle for me. I first started off by noticing the obvious things first such as the basic shapes and tried to notice if the color played any part of the puzzle. Then I started fixating on the lines in the squares to see what patterns they seem to follow. This was the hardest part of the puzzle for me now because nothing popped out at me initially. I began looking at the options as if I already had a predetermined idea in mind which actually made it a bit harder because I was looking at the puzzle somewhat close-minded. I started looking at just parts of the squares as if the were separated pieces laying over other pieces the answer randomly jumped out at me as if I had seen in the entire time. The puzzle and the pattern is numerical and basic, 1, 2, 3, 4, and the answer is 5. If you eliminate the left half of the squares it is easier to see the answer.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Visual Perception
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Interactions Between the 3 Levels
Exercise 5
Friday, June 10, 2011
Symbolic Meaning
Symbolic Art
Abstract Meaning
Abstract Art
Representational Meaning
Representation Art
The tiger face is a work of art that is representational because it depicts an animal without actually being an animal. The viewer perceives this to be a tiger head but it is actually made out of clay. The layers of the face give it depth and look “realistic”. Looking similar to a tiger was the artist intention but he did not intend to put an actual tiger into his artwork. A true representational artwork will allow both the viewer and the artist the ability to see an object and think that it is something other then the raw material.