Composition Experimentation

  

Here are some examples of compositions I have been creating using my pictograms so far! I love the variation in style that you can get from a somewhat limited selection of images. As an exercise the results and possibilities are endless and I feel I’ve created my own little visual language. I have included 6 images here to discuss as they have such different content varying from being quite dark to quite humorous.

The first image of the foot and the foetus can be interpreted as being very dark. I felt compelled to include the foetus both because of a personal interest and that as a symbol it represents potential. With the threat of it being crushed by a giant foot you can’t help but feel nervous for the thing, but similarly it would be interesting to see if substituting it for another pictogram would provoke a similar reaction, would you feel as bad if it were a woman being squashed? Or a heart? Who knows! Something to potentially follow up.

The Images in the middle are supposed to make you feel quite threatened, the man and the woman surrounded by knives look very vulnerable. But in comparison, the man and the woman also look quite threatened by the toothbrushes. It may confuse the viewer a little more, but the composition is threatening and therefore the toothbrushes are as well.

The final two images are very contrasting. Having recently quit smoking and realising how much good it has done for my breathing and so, in a very self-righteous manner, I made this wonderful anti-smoking ad! I joke, however it does make you think about the implications. The image of the kettle full of bananas is suitably obscure. I think for my final piece I would like to make a book full of the 20 images of a world that slowly descends into chaos. I’m really enjoying working on adobe illustrator but I do miss the tactile elements of working with physical work. I might look at reverting back to collaging for the second half of the project.