Came up with a concept for this assignment:
Concept process:
Worked on the two lines ‘Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall’ and ‘All the King’s horses and all the King’s men’.
‘Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall’- Thought of using something fragile, probably made of glass. The idea that once the object falls, it will break apart.
‘All the King’s horses and all the King’s men’- The more difficult line, what object will require the king’s attention so much so that he will use ALL his resources to pay attention to? It’ll have to be something that is one of a kind, something that cannot be replicated?
A Chalice.
Mainly influenced by the hours of research on the Medieval times for Art History. Particularly the First Crusade.
In summary, Jerusalem was taken over by the Turks, thus a Holy War was made between the Catholics to reclaim the Holy Land.
What if Humpty Dumpty was a ‘holy grail’?
Came up with a narrative that I want to use.
Concept (Story):
In a parallel Europe in a city called Westburry, there was a Holy Chalice that had magical properties. It allowed Europe to prosper, thus was worshipped by all.
One day, enemies invaded Westburry and chased the people out. The Chalice got knocked over and broke into pieces.
The King gathered all his horses and men and fought against the invaders.
Despite reclaiming the land, they could only find the Chalice broken into pieces. Things were never the same again.
First Composition:
Gathered the pictures for the story and placed them altogether for my first composition:
I’ve always had a thing for comics, so no surprise that the compositionĀ came out quite literally. Placed the chalice off center to try to convey the idea of it ‘illuminating the space’. Purposely left the knight’s cape at the left off screen to give off a sense of a ‘larger space’ in this composition. It also breaks the symmetry slightly and thus making the part of the composition more interesting.
Personally enjoyed the result of this composition because of its simple but clear composition.
Some possible problems and questions that I have:
- Is it too literal? Does it need to be more abstract and have more symbols? I always have a tendency to go for things more literal visually.
- The composition is too flat. I like it this way though. Probably will have to experiment with pictures that depicts a sense of depth.
Tried to make the post more technical and intelligent instead of my usual dry humor. Still trying to get all the jargons right. Look forward to all the feedback for further improvement!
More to come. Hopefully can finish the compositions by Friday. š” Wish me luck.
Have a great day.
KJ