Time, Space, and Motion Project

-multiple silhouettes

-silhouettes in my design

-design ideas

-final design

-working at the light tables on a Saturday!


-Final Design

Spatial Puzzles (Equivocal Space) (42)

Equivocal Space
-an ambiguous space in which it is hard to distinguish the foreground from the background
-your perception seems to alternate from one to the other

-the mirror like image makes it hard for the viewer to see what it the background/foreground

-the transparent sails are very confusing! you can't quite tell which boat is in the back or in the front

Amplified Perspective (40)

Amplified Perspective
-a dynamic and dramatic illusionistic effect created when an object is pointed directly at the viewer

Illusion of Space by Linear Perspective (39)

Linear Perspective
-a spatial system used in two-dimensional artworks to create the illusion of space
-it is based on the perception that if parallel lines are extended to the horizon line, they appear to converge and meet at a common point, called the vanishing point

Illusion of Space by Atmospheric Perspective (38)

Aerial/Atmospheric Perspective
-the perception of less distinct contours and value contrasts as forms recede into the background
-colors appear to be washed out in the distance or take on the color of the atmosphere
-"atmospheric perspective can be simply described: as colors go into the distance, two things happen. First, they become cooler (the atmosphere colors them), and they get lighter in value. A dark shadow in the distance is never as dark as the shadow at your feet"

Illusion of Space by Vertical Location (37)

Vertical Location
-a spacial device in which elevation on the page or format indicates a recession into depth
-the higher an object, the farther back it is assumed to be

-the chick in the back seems farther away even though they are on a flat piece of paper

Illusion of Space by Overlapping (36)

Overlapping
-a simple device for creating an illusion of depth

-the balls overlapping gives the illusion of depth/space
-since they overlap you can't tell exactly how much space is between them
-if they were lined up in a row the illusion of depth would be gone

-by stacking the hands on top of each other the depth is hard to judge but the viewer knows that it is there as opposed to just one set of hands