week 2
visual metaphors
No metaphors are really adequate for the artistic process. Art itself is a metaphoric activity, finding (rather than seeking) new symbols to signify new areas of sensibility. (Read, 1955, p.106)
WEEK 2
• visual metaphor A visual metaphor is an image used in the place of or in conjunction with another to suggest an analogy between the images or make a statement with them. In Western culture, metaphors are generally thought of as being verbal. In other cultures where the tradition is oral rather than written, metaphors may be primarily visual and are interpreted in a different way. Even in Western culture, it is beginning to be understood that metaphors can be extended from the verbal into the visual realm. Both verbal and visual metaphors are a way of organizing knowledge and understanding and can be used to express ideas.
the surprising habits of original thinkers
http://www.ted.com/talks/adam_grant_the_surprising_habits_of_original_thinkers?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2016-04-02&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_button The Architect's Brother http://www.parkeharrison.com/architect-s-brother/passagehttp://www.parkeharrison.com/architect-s-brother/passage Featured Artist: Matt Mahurin http://www.mattmahurin.com/ http://artofvisualthinking.blogspot.com/2012/11/illustrator-of-week-matt-mahurin.html ASSIGNMENT due Wk. 3 Reading: Metaphor, Visual Metaphor+Iconic Abstraction • Understanding Comics-Ch. 2 and 5 • Visual Metaphor and the Organization of Cognitive Space • Metaphors We Live By Project: Sense of Place-photographic essay-monochromatic 1. read Corridors 2. choose an intriguing space 3. Take 100s of photos from different vantage points, time of day, with and without people or animals. Edit down to 20 images that tell a story about the Place. 4. Consider how framing and cropping can assist in the storytelling 5. Consider the SPACE-deep views, shallow, wide....how you depict the space can give the impression of tension, intimacy, scale and distance, etc. • Embrace visual metaphors over literal images to tell the story-this is a visual storytelling process and can not rely on verbal or text descriptions • Look at other artists' work for inspiration in method, technique, distillation of conceptual ideas–many are provided on this website but there are plenty more in our universe to guide you based on your personal preferences
STORYBOARDING reference-not assigned, but helpful information:
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