Spatial Awareness

This project brief is about using symbols (square, circle and triangle) in order to convey an emotion, by using the process of layering, scale, cropping, negative and positive space (etc;).

Below are some of the preliminary work in which I used the cropping tools to position the symbols in ways which convey emotions. I found the task quite difficult even at this stage. I found it hard to move away from the obvious or overly simple. I tried to convey emotions such as (left to right) confinement, attack, detachment, authority, divided, power, confusion, protection. I think one of the aspects I found the hardest was pin pointing emotion rather than a state or action.

 

I was also unwell at the time of the crit for this project and as I did not feel comfortable or happy with my outcomes I felt deflated by the project, excited to move on to the next brief. Reflecting on this I can see that this was a huge mistake, as I did not know what was needed to give me confidence in the project.

Some of my final prints;

I was not happy with my outcomes for this project brief, I felt as though I couldn’t fully get a grasp on my own development and concept. I should have set out very clear emotions before I jumped into making the compositions, as I became quite confused myself with the project itself.