Week 7 – 25 February 2016
Hey there!
Today entry focuses on the Idea Generation for Project 2: Point of View
Part 1: Introduction
Choosing and creating a composition based on a theme will be a fun and rewarding project, I felt.
However, there are various consideration that I have to be assured of while working on the idea/composition.
As mention during the lecture by Miss Joy, the journey of the message could exist in 2 path
1) Contain ‘Noise’ that interfere with the intended message
2) ‘Self-Explanatory’
I intend to carry out this project along with these few considerations;
1) Legibility
2) Appeal
In this conceptual stage, I would like to work towards a Simple yet Wacky concept which is easily relatable and understood. I would like to take this opportunity to explore and work on other approach/mediums since this project is rather ‘Open-Ended’.
Because I am currently working on the conceptual stage, I am clueless what my final composition will be like. Hence, take it with a gain of salt. ??
Part 2: Idea – A story of a Magical Finger
01) Finger from the point of view of Me is a Swiss army knife. ?
02) Finger from the point of view of Me is A Directional Tool. ☝️
03) Finger from the point of view of Me is An Expressive Tool. ?
04) Finger from the point of view of Other Fingers is Teamwork. ?
05) Finger from the point of view of Other Fingers is Family. ✋
06) Finger from the point of view of A Finger Nail is An Eye. (Cyclops) ?
or Finger from the point of view of A Finger Nail is A Clothing. (Finger nail = face?) ?
07) Finger from the point of view of A Thumb is Odd-One-Out. ✊
or Finger from the point of view of A Thumb is a Life-long buddy. (Reference Old Master Q ‘老夫子’) ✌️
08) Finger from the point of view of A Palm is Medusa. (Snakes on head) ?
09) Finger from the point of view of Baby is Utensil. ?
10) Finger from the point of view of Buddhism is Mudra. ?
11) Finger from the point of view of A Computer Keyboard is Endurance. ??
12) Finger from the point of view of A Rude Person is Profanity.
13) Finger from the point of view of A Smoker is an Art. (The art of holding a Cigarette) ?
14) Finger from the point of view of A Tourist is Direction. ?
15) Finger from the point of view of Ant is a Missile. ?
16) Finger from the point of view of A TCM Physician is Stethoscope. (Pulse Reading) ✋
17) Finger from the point of view of A Massage Chair is a Manual Osim. ?
18) Finger from the point of view of NTU Student is Winning the Star Wars. (Fastest Finger Wins) ?
19) Finger from the point of view of KFC is Licking Good. ?
20) Finger from the point of view of A Kid is Playfulness. (Lift Buttons) ?
21) Finger from the point of view of Little Green Men (Toy Story) is The Claw. ✋
The human ‘Finger’ is a magical tool. It can perform incredible stuffs!
The journey of the human ‘Finger’ forms a narrative, considering them to be working almost 24/7.
Part 3: Artist Research
Zen Pencils – Illustration/Storyboard
Zen Pencils cartoon illustration was drawn based on famous quotes.
Gavin Aung Than broken down the quotes and drawn them into separate boxes so that it can be easily understood. Zen Pencils have always been a inspiring platform for me in terms of story-boarding and character development. I’m looking into whether I can incorporate some elements into my project 2.
Judith Braun – Finger drawing
Judith Braun abstract composition were created using her fingers dipped in charcoal dust.
Despite the abstract element, her composition follows a strict rule of symmetry.
I find her use of medium interesting due to the fact that she didn’t use anything new for her composition -she uses her finger (Something that already exist).
In addition, she managed to draw a balance between ‘Arts’ and ‘Design’ allowing the differences to work hand-in-hand. Furthermore, I am amazed by the clean and neat finishing along with the ‘Negative Space’ element in her composition.
Iris Scott – Finger Painting
I pay attention to Iris Scott oil finger painting. I find her composition intriguing as every of her composition was done with great colour saturation burst with movement using a form of textual impressionism.
Quite similar to Judith Braun above, they uses their own finger to paint. Amazing!
Inspired by Iris Scott, I wish to pay close attention to her use of colour saturation, try to manipulate and try on new mediums.
Zaria Forman
Zaria Forman finger painting bring the art to a whole new level.
Her photo-realistic composition were drawn with her fingers which is truly breathtaking.
I am amazed by the fine details that she highlight in the composition.
Part 4: Inspiration
Finger Art
Finger Painting Maestro
I came across this video via Facebook a couple of weeks ago and I was amazed by his Finger Painting technique! I wonder if I can apply this for project 2!?
The idea of writing a narrative by the use of hand shadow is very inspiring too!
The study of Semiotics (Meaning) in this MV to provide effective visual communication.