WK 15 Blog Exercise - Interactions Between the 3 Levels

Representational

-This lamp is designed to look and represent the human form while still being a functional lamp. The idea of the light bulb as the head of the human figure is a light bulb which is similar in shape and the body the main feature for space and its shape with human legs to bring the shape all together. 
- It gives the feeling that man kinds brain is the most important feature because the light bulb is so big in comparison to the body.
-The light bulb by itself is a symbol for thought or an idea.The human form is abstracted because of its function and symbolism.

Abstract

- Its a lamp meant only to give light without taking the shape of a normal lamp. The shape is abstracted from nature in shape of a pine cone.
- The configuration is simple in repeating shapes and light tones. The shape of the lamp is brought to look like a pine cone but it doesn't use anything else we would see from nature such as color or textures . The shingles act as these visual ques in the overlapping style they where conformed into.
-Because it does shine and produce light you can definitely see the coloration between shape and the function it represents as a lamp. The uniformity of the design is a symbol of power and class in our society.

Symbolic

- It is the universal symbol for a lamp or light. The lack of detail allows it to symbolize rather then represent other lamps. This symbol is known to us to be a symbol of light. We know what is meant by the picture and it can be understood by anyone in the modern age.
- The impact is that it tells the viewer what its function is rather then to give a visual description. You see this symbol and know that it means light will come from this.  
-Its not a representation of a lamp that gives its  meaning but its shape and because it is a recognizable shape that everyone can relate to it is easy to understand its function in our world. By using the same shapes to represent what a real lamp would look like, it brings the memory of what a lamp is and what they can look like from past experiences.

Week 14 Application (Blog) Exercise

Representational
  

Abstract

             

Symbolic   


Symbolic   

Representational: This piece is trying to represent the natural world, Using the closest colors to the real world and trying to make sure that the objects in the pictures are the right color. The shapes are also the same as they would grow in the real world. This picture is meant to show you what the artist was actually seeing rather then just making shapes that came out of the imagination.

Abstract: In the abstract piece you see the shape of a tree in the middle of the picture. However the tree itself is not what a normal or real tree would look like because it seems to made of light. The rest of the image also has color variations that differ from the real world. Its meant to be about a feeling you get when you look at the picture rather then a pretty picture of a tree. It is very specific about what has been changed from what it may have looked like if it had been about a representation of the real world. Its context is more about the spirit of the tree rather then the tree itself.

Symbolic: The symbolic tree at the bottom is meant to look like a tree but it shows you more and less then what you would see in real life. The roots are fully visible which in real life that would not make any sense to see them and would certainly depict a week structure if it where. Yet the picture itself gives of the feeling of balance and stability. There is also a play on the colors of the piece, they are unnaturally inverted to give more balance to the work. The symbol of a tree can stand for many things such as family, life, Prosperity, and more.