Kaitlyn Olszewski March 11, 2009 Intro to Visual Thinking Pat Kelley Pictionary Project Critique
The idea of a digital pictionary project suggests some kind of inherent meaning from the artist. The question to really dissect is whether the intent was carried through to the viewer in such a way that the meaning was conveyed directly and succinctly. In Michael’s series of collages, there seems to be continuous theme of using a series of related objects and piecing them together to convey an overall sense of cohesion within the composition. The first collage uses each separate images to create a larger image of a face. This gives it a different feel than the other two collages, which do not seem to depict a larger image. There is no real symmetry created in the composition. This indicates that it is meant to feel imperfect. The blue background merely acts as a contrast with the images to bring the viewer’s attention to the bodily images, which play the most vital role in unveiling the artist’s intent. The second image contains a juxtaposition of chemistry terms and food grown in nature. The compositional use of placing the juxtaposed image of the food framed inside of the chemistry chart seems intentional. This almost takes away from the “natural” feel of the collage. Are they using chemicals to grow this food? The use of lines in the chemistry chart also lead the viewer’s eye across the composition and enable them to see the full picture instead of just focusing on one specific part. The third collage seems to be a series of repeated shapes of circles and squares found on architectural structures juxtaposed with faces of people. The use of gray tones throughout this composition is very consistent. The viewer is able to differentiate between the organic shapes and the human faces, which are a peachy white color. The red pool in the top right corner really stands out because of its color, although its scale and proportion to the rest of the composition do not make it seem very important. As a viewer, I wonder if the artist’s intent was to create a whole from pieces, or merely use the pieces to explain a more conceptual design. Judging by the use of compositional design elements of design elements of line, color, framing, and repetition, perhaps Michael was trying to create a recognizable symbol with these pieces which would help viewers gain a closer insight into the meaning of his conceptual word.
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Intro to Visual Thinking
Pat Kelley
Pictionary Project Critique
The idea of a digital pictionary project suggests some kind of inherent meaning from the artist. The question to really dissect is whether the intent was carried through to the viewer in such a way that the meaning was conveyed directly and succinctly. In Michael’s series of collages, there seems to be continuous theme of using a series of related objects and piecing them together to convey an overall sense of cohesion within the composition.
The first collage uses each separate images to create a larger image of a face. This gives it a different feel than the other two collages, which do not seem to depict a larger image. There is no real symmetry created in the composition. This indicates that it is meant to feel imperfect. The blue background merely acts as a contrast with the images to bring the viewer’s attention to the bodily images, which play the most vital role in unveiling the artist’s intent.
The second image contains a juxtaposition of chemistry terms and food grown in nature. The compositional use of placing the juxtaposed image of the food framed inside of the chemistry chart seems intentional. This almost takes away from the “natural” feel of the collage. Are they using chemicals to grow this food? The use of lines in the chemistry chart also lead the viewer’s eye across the composition and enable them to see the full picture instead of just focusing on one specific part.
The third collage seems to be a series of repeated shapes of circles and squares found on architectural structures juxtaposed with faces of people. The use of gray tones throughout this composition is very consistent. The viewer is able to differentiate between the organic shapes and the human faces, which are a peachy white color. The red pool in the top right corner really stands out because of its color, although its scale and proportion to the rest of the composition do not make it seem very important.
As a viewer, I wonder if the artist’s intent was to create a whole from pieces, or merely use the pieces to explain a more conceptual design. Judging by the use of compositional design elements of design elements of line, color, framing, and repetition, perhaps Michael was trying to create a recognizable symbol with these pieces which would help viewers gain a closer insight into the meaning of his conceptual word.