Animation (Final)

Josef Albers ( Exercises 6, 7, and 8)

Josef Albers ( Exercises 2, 3, and 4)

Hue, Value and Chroma Charts

Emotion GIF (progress)

Greyscale- Free Compositions

Value Scale

100% Black- 0% Black
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10 transitions of value by 10% increments

Emotions

Anger - Reversible - Asymmetrical

Contempt - Stable - Crystallographic

Disgust - Stable - Asymmetrical

Fear - Reversible - Asymmetrical

Joy - Ambiguous - Asymmetrical

Surprise - Ambiguous - Asymmetrical

Emotion GIF

fear to anger and anger to fear

Figure Ground Studies

  Square (Reversible, Stable, Ambiguous)

 Rectangle (Ambiguous, Stable, Reversible)

Circle ( Ambiguous, Reversible, Stable)

Whats Up/ Mash Up #2

• cool tones cover most of the plane
• horizontal blue lines create repetition 
• warm toned (center form)
• bright yellow and silky figure
• yellow figure creates movement (diagonal lines)
• gradient from brown to blue
• texture gradient from rocks to water
• the white frame keeps your eyes centered
• the dress and dark lips on the figure grasp most of your attention
• the lines on the yellow silk dress build volume and shape

I reassembled the elements of the original page to create leafs and palms. I put it together so the leafs are in a diagonal creating movement. The forms are placed together in close proximity some even overlap creating various amounts of texture, pattern and depth. Unlike the original image this one has more negative space creating its own lines. 

lines- diagonal,curved, wavy

shape- organic and geometric 

color- cool tones; blue and green

texture- silky and wrinkly 

form- organic 

space- colors are positive and all white space is negative

pattern- the repeated leafs and yellow lines are creating rhythm 

balance- the piece is well balanced

Whats up/Mashup

Original Source Image 

This Louis Vuitton’s magazine spread communicates many different messages. The spreads overall value is dark with splashes of red and green details on certain figures. These colors stand out due to the amount of chroma against the spreads overall dark values. Some figures form diagonal lines with their legs and arms on the spread conveying a feeling of movement. However other forms are stiff, still, and identical. The use of both repetition and rhythm allow this spread to balances itself out. It allows the viewer to move along the piece instead of skimping through it.

Louis Vuitton;s magazine spread is very successful on demonstrating the busy and playful life of the model industry. It shows how much is put into production for photoshoots and runways. It shows that for every model there is at least two other people dressing or assisting her. They place the models in (identical) seats that resemble almost an assembly line. They go from hair and makeup to shoes and clothes. They were able to demonstrate how fast paced and focused everyone has to be.

Modified Image

The modified image has a lot of movement. The diagonals and color pop due to the white space in the piece. The contrast pushes the red and greens making them more visible at a first glance. The use of form repetition is evident, however the form does vary in a sense giving rhythm. The consistent of dark tones and neutral blacks make the image cohesive. Their is a strong focal point in the center of the frame. The form has both dark and light tones making it a balanced and well composed shape. The forms are interacting in this piece conveying a feel of chaos.

This image is portraying a sense of tension between forms. They seem to be in conflict this is due to the interrelationship of figures. For example the models seem to be kicking and throwing objects at one another.On the other hand there is two stiff and still figures that are balancing out the commotion. The use of text is also representational of condescending human behavior that reenforces the meaning of the piece. 

Narrative / Zine: In-depth - Box, Objects, Zine

Zine: In-Depth- Container/Context Proposal

The concept of my container is a childproof toy box. I believe that creating a container similar to the idea of a briefcase would reinforce the overall feel of adulthood and development. I want the container to perceive unappealing to children (boring). Extremely minimal and clean to give a sophisticated look to the zine while still being capable to bring out the inner child in adults.

Narrative:Outside Visits- Art Spiegelman

Art Spiegelman is a cartoonist who is best known for his graphic novel Maus. At the Miami Book Fair Spiegelman focused mostly on his current work. His current book is called The Parade and it is an artist odyssey of Si Lewins paintings. It was created to represent the marching parades of people from the end of WWI to WWII to then end at the Korean War. Spiegelman stated that this was his way of sending a message to my generation and future generations to come. The end of one war is the beginning of another and to avoid this cycle we must be aware. That is why he created the book in an accordion format, so that the painting/pages speak to one another. They are passing the message down from one painting to the next.

Art Spiegelman also chose to not include any text making the book's message based off the images inside of it. The images are so powerful and have so much meaning that to add text would just distract from the true message of the work. The images stand strong on its own and not using test also it to be “read” and interpreted by any cultural group in the world. Art Spiegelman is a very successful cartoonist because he is not afraid of what others might think. He has a purpose and a message he wants to get across and he does not hesitate to do so even if that means breaking the rules.

Narrative: Outside Visits- Leela Corman

I visited the Short Stories, Big Ideas presentation with Leela Corman and other masters of short-form comics, narrative illustration, and webcomics such as Drew Weing and Frank Viva at the Miami Book Fair. Jessica Abel moderated the entire discussion, keeping it at a constant flow and engaging these artists to question themselves and their work making them elaborate on their comics underlined meaning.  Leela Corman's collection of short stories called We all Wish for Deadly Force is much spoken about in the discussion. Corman approached each question Abel gave her very humorous and lightly. However the content of the book is based on devastating personal loss, World War II in Poland, and the beauty of belly dancing.

Leela Corman based her book mostly on personal experiences. She stated that her family was in the Holocaust and that many studies show epigenetic inheritance in many holocaust survivors offspring. She then expanded on the idea of transgenerational trauma which is the idea that trauma marks are passed down from generation to generation. Meaning that if for any reason your ancestors underwent some type of trauma the same trauma marks can be found in your DNA. Corman also discussed her illustration technique. She explained that she was professionally trained as a painter and that is where all her classical skill derives from. When Corman decided to go into cartooning she quickly realized she had to abandon her classical skill and go back to the start. As she continued illustrating she soon came across watercolor and that is when she was able to find a middle ground, a place where she could mix the two.

Narrative: Small Works - Mood/Action/Topic

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Narrative: Small Works - Sequential Art

Narrative: Readings- Comics Poetry

This article by Alexander Rothman explored a concept of Comics Poetry that I had little to no knowledge of. This hybrid form that comics and poetry create has allowed many works of art to be interpreted differently. Unlike novels and essays, poetry is merely just words without the need to have an argument or plot. This allows illustrations to contradict, reinforce, change, or complete poetry. It gives room to play with words and imagery allowing the reader/ audience to unpuzzle and discover their own meaning. According to Rothman poetry's “basic unit is juxtaposition: place two or more images next to each other, and some semiotic impulse in our minds can’t help but connect them. As humans we always attempt to find connections especially if things are arranged sequentially or in an array. I personally agree with Rothman that “an under-appreciated aspect of comics is the reader's ability to apprehend a page or spread all at once.”

The way we read comics poetry deals a lot with the way the artist placed and arranged the text and images on the page or spread. It can either give or change meaning to images or aspects of the text. Warren Craghead placed the word “listen” above a drawing of a WII cannon for example making us question the placement or word choice in that case. A comics poetry should not simply just reproduce literary aspects but reinforce or change it like Craghead stated “duplication is deadweight”. I believe that Rothman gave a broad enough definition and explanation of comic poetry that it has allowed me to make my own assumptions and conclusions from it.

Landscapes: In-Depth- Invisible Cities