An apple from the point of view of a supermarket is a citizen.
An apple from the point of view of The Chopsticks Brothers is a song.
An apple from the point of view of a Korean is an apology.
An apple from the point of view of a male is an instrument.
An apple from the point of view of fast food is a nerd.
An apple from the point of view of a farmer is salary.
Research and process in my previous posts!
As always, i start off by sketching rough ideas for the composition. At this point, i wasn’t quite sure of what style and medium i was going to use. But, i knew i wanted to go for something illustrative.
An apple from the point of view of a supermarket is a citizen.
I was trying to play around with the idea of an alternate universe, where the fruits are people of the city. It’s Fruitopia! At first, i was trying to express the different races by using different fruits. After consulting Shirley, i felt that it might be better if i stick to one fruit so that the statement made more sense and the subject matter would be more prominent. I really liked the look of using white coloured pencil on toned paper, so i incorporated that into my illustrations. As i went on, i realised the pieces lacked colour so i added minimal colours just to emphasise and highlight certain areas. I avoided getting carried away with the colours so as to keep the original look of the illustrations i was going for. In terms of composition, i wanted to create a balanced foreground and background and overall, somewhat symmetrical.
An apple from the point of view of a farmer is salary.
You reap what you sow. Literally, apple farmers rely on the production of their apples to make a living. The red spots in the trees are “apple money”. I used the trees to frame up the whole composition, as well as to put a nice focus on the central figure. As i wanted my final 6 to look cohesive, i went with the same style of illustration. I think i spent the most time on this one, mainly because of the leaves. I wanted to make it look semi-realistic, so i adopted a hatching technique. It was also effective in providing texture to my illustrations.
An apple from the point of view of fast food is a nerd.
Think of every single high school/college show out there. Fast food would be the popular kids at school. They are arrogant, rebellious and tend to be evil/cruel (unhealthy) but everyone loves them and wants to be their friend. Then, we have the unpopular nerd. The target of bullying, is looked down upon, straight A student (apples are good for you) and but, few seem to know about their good traits. I made the popular table the focus of this piece by making it occupy most of the composition. And to balance it out, I placed the outcast table at the top left corner. The difference in sizes will also help to highlight their social statuses.
An apple from the point of view of a male is an instrument.
A play on the “Adam’s apple” which functions to make man’s voice deeper/lower. I related this to the sounds of an instrument, especially brass instruments, because they can make really low sounds. I incorporated the apple into the shape of the trombone and drew 4 different males at the sides to add depth to the composition.
An apple from the point of view of a Korean is an apology.
The korean word for apple – 사과 (sa-gwa) also means apology.
APPLE -> Hangul = 사과; Hanja = 沙果 (Pronounce as: sa-gwa)
APOLOGY -> Hangul = 사과 Hanja = 謝過 (Pronounce as: sa-gwa)
If you were wondering how i knew this, i’ve studied the language before. 🙂 I also found it amusing how the word mean two different things. Fun fact! Some koreans do give each other an apple to apologise. The three figures in the foreground are wearing the hanbok (the traditional korean costume) and are in the position of a respectful bow. For the background, i used the Korean flag to set the context if the foreground was not enough to infer from.
An apple from the point of view of The Chopsticks Brothers is a song.
Referencing the song Little Apple by The Chopsticks Brothers. This happens to be my 5-year-old cousin’s favourite song to sing at karaoke. In case you’ve never heard the song before, here. Listen to it and relieve some stress. 😀 Here, i characterised the duo as a pair of chopsticks as they are recognisable for their name. The head of the microphones are replaced with apples to express the idea of a ‘song’.
Overall, i really enjoyed working on the project. Even thinking of ideas for the statements was fun for me. I think i found a style that i really enjoy.
Research on the previous post, final on the next! Thank you!
” A _________ from the point of view of _________ is _________.”
For this project, i thought i would choose a common and simple object – an apple. The ones in bold are the ones i’m gong to use.
Out of boredom, i came up with a fairytale series!
Introduction:
Chinese Landscape paintings are paintings of nature. They often illustrate mountains, trees, clouds, birds, flowers and water and painted with expressive calligraphic brushworks in monochrome.[1] The first traces of the Landscape in art could be found in tomb art, secular art and Buddhist art. In these early images, the landscape is not the focus but serves as a background to support the main narratives. However, over the years, the Landscape has become an important subject in Chinese art especially during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Without a doubt, Chinese Landscape painting has developed greatly since its first prevalence in history. In this essay, I will compare two such paintings, Guo Xi’s Early Spring and Emperor Hui-tsung’s Five-coloured Parakeet, through exploring subject matter, technique, composition and purpose. While many might have thought of Chinese Landscape paintings to be simply depictions of beautiful scenery, there might be a deeper meaning to these picturesque masterpieces. Though both paintings are representations of nature, I believe they each carry very different symbolisms.
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In Early Spring and Five-coloured Parakeet, the subject matter plays an important role in bringing meaning to the work. Guo’s work depicts mainly mountains, trees, rocks, mist and a waterfall. Also, if we pay close attention to the details of the painting, we would find a temple near the start of the waterfall and people, such as travelers and fishermen, near the foot of the mountain.[2] It is said that distant mountains often represents refuge or paradise. [3] This could be tied to an obvious religious symbol in the painting – the temple. Incorporating these two symbols could suggest that perhaps one will be able to be closer to heaven by staying faithful to the religion. On the other hand, Five-coloured Parakeet depicts a lone parakeet perched on a flowering branch. The parakeet signifies dignity and nobility while flowers commonly represent beautiful women, scholarly purity and reclusion. The use of these symbols might indicate a person’s high status. There is similarity in subject matter of both paintings, that is they are all part of nature. They are recognizable objects because they exist in our surroundings. Hence, the subject matter is easily relatable and would help viewers to draw inference and put meaning to the works. Despite both paintings depicting an aspect of nature, they both set one’s sight on two notably different ideas.
[1] Department of Asian Art. “Landscape Painting in Chinese Art.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/clpg/hd_clpg.htm (October 2004)
[2] Foong, Ping. 2000. “Guo Xi’s Intimate Landscapes and the Case of “Old Trees, Level Distance””. Metropolitan Museum Journal 35. [University of Chicago Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art]: 87–115.
[3] Hearn, Maxwell K. How to read Chinese paintings. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008.
Research Assignment Proposal
Introduction:
Body:
Subject matter
Technique
Composition
Purpose/Context
Temporary Bibliography:
Harrist, Robert E. “Ch’ien Hsüan’s” Pear Blossoms”: The Tradition of Flower Painting and Poetry from Sung to Yüan.” Metropolitan Museum Journal 22 (1987): 53-70.
Foong, Ping. 2000. “Guo Xi’s Intimate Landscapes and the Case of “old Trees, Level Distance””. Metropolitan Museum Journal 35. [University of Chicago Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art]: 87–115. doi:10.2307/1513027.
Stanley-Baker, Joan. 1991. “The Problem of Retouching in Ancient Chinese Paintings or Trying to See Through Centuries”. Artibus Asiae 51 (3/4). Artibus Asiae Publishers: 257–74. doi:10.2307/3249670.
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