Topic Two: Pattern and Ornament, Part 2 of 2-Assignment #4

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I initially approached this assignment with photography in mind. After accumulating a ton of photos at the beach and in my living space, I transferred all of the photos to my computer to select the best shots based on the design elements I've learned. The first visual on the glass panel derived from two different photos in which I reworked in Pixelmator. There are two subjects stretching. A tall chair residing in the background became a key element to the strength of the composition, so it remained untouched during the editing process. The second image on the panel also combines two different photos in which I also reworked in Pixelmator. The last image on the panel is one that I also finished in Pixelmator and chose to include as part of the triptych. Because chairs support themselves by legs and support our backs when we sit in them, I decided to use the glass panel that would lean against the walls, and sit sharply on the ground. I still need to find a way to secure the bottom of the structure so that it's less of a hazard. The figure's back in the background of the first image clarifies the glass panel's purpose. Another intention behind the placement of the images is that they represent an order. The first image represents feeling grounded—especially since both figures are beneath the structure of the chair in the top right portion of the composition. The second image also carries the theme of sitting or feeling grounded, but is more dynamic in the sense that while you have two of the same figures lying in a body of water, they are not stuck in one place but free flowing. Lastly, while the third image doesn't necessarily carry the theme of sitting, it performs successfully in my articulation of order and process. Additionally, the idea of being submerged into the void having sunk unto something parallels the functionality of chairs, in which we sink in them to sit or relax.