Foundations of Design : REPRESENTATION, SEM1, 2017 M2 JOURNAL - FLATNESS vs PROJECTION Andrew MacKinnon
(836149) Anneke Elizabeth Prins + Studio 10
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WEEK 3 READING: LEGER, LE CORBUSIER, AND PURISM.
Question 1: What is Pictorial Space according to Le Corbusier? (Maximum 100 words) Pictorial Space according to Le Corbosier is space that cannot be entered or moved through. Due to this innability to be circulated through, it is always viewed from the front and therefore has a frontality to it. The lines in a perspective image converge to a point at infinity known as a vanishing point. This effects creates an image that is always viewed from one point of view and makes a closed image with limited space.
Question 2: The Flatness of Le Corbusier’s painting’s are attributable to two properties. What are they? And what are these pitted against?(Maximum 100 words) The flatness to Le Corbusier’s painting’s comes from having all objects seen from a distance oriented with rigid frontality. By having the objects flat, front on and tighttigether, a sense of flatness is created. Le Corbusier added white lead to his pigments to show subtle depth. He created a continuois skin of paint over the whole painting using the chalkiness of the colours. Depth was describe via texture. he pitted these attributes against the use of black to show depth, through shadows and line weights, as Gris and Leger did.
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MARIO’S WORLD
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1ST MARIO’S WORLD
Scan of first hand drawing. Projection in 2H, with construction lines.
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COMBINED MARIO’S WORLD
Two hand drawn 2H drawings combined on the 200mm X 200mm square.
Mario World Final Ax onometric Projection. Pencil was traced with 0.1 fineliner and cutlines were traced with 0.4 fineliner.
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WEEK 4 READING: AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION: NEW GEOMETRIES AND OLD ORIGINS FROM PRACTICE: ARCHITECTURE, TECHNIQUE AND REPRESENTATION. Question 1: Explain the difference between Pictorial (in this case perspectival) space and Projection? (Maximum 100 words) Pictorial space is viewed from a point of view and the lines in a perspective image converge to a point at infinity. This vanishing point creates a closed image with limited space. The space is seen from a point of view, within a frame, and often portrays no true dimention or measurable qualities. Alternatively, in projections the lines run parallel and never meet at a single point. Axonometric projections are popular because they can show abstract information but also remain precise and measurable. They open up the viewing space and allow a more practical application.
Question 2: Where did Axonometric projection first arise, and why? (Maximum 100 words) Axonometric projection’s origins aren’t 100% known, however it is believed it originated in ancient visual practices. Military use soon became popular as trajectories for weapons began to be drawn. In the 18th and 19th century Engineering practices began to use axonometric projections too. Architects also started using axonometric projections and in the early 20th century avante-garde artists used the concept to create bizzare paintings.
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ILLUSTRATED MARIO’S NEW WORLD
A simple Mario World.
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APPENDIX
Equipment for drawing Mario World.
Beginning of pen trace.
Constraction lines drawin, and then buildings and objects constructaed based on height. All within a 200mm x 200mm square.
First hand traced final world. A ruler traced one, as seen in Journal above, was used for final scanned copy.
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