Foundations of Design : REPRESENTATION, SEM1, 2018 M2 JOURNAL - FLATNESS vs PROJECTION Brett Lynch
916343 Emmanuel Cohan, Studio 37
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WEEK 3 READING: LEGER, LE CORBUSIER, AND PURISM
Question 1: What is Pictorial Space according to Le Corbusier? Le Corbusier defines pictorial space as something that cannot be entered or circulated, and is a irremediable space viewed from a distance and it is therefore resigned to frontality. Basically, this means that a view of an object from the its frontality view is rotated from a 2D object to a 3D object to give a clearer and greater view of an object. However, this is just a representation (perspective) and is non-measurable.
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) Le Corbusier outlines that paintings have two certain properties. The first - the object is registered as a pure extension, as a flat, crisply contoured shape which never breaks rank with the pictures frontality. The second - the constellation of the objects wedge together in which the purists called ‘marriage de contour’. These are pitted against Corbusier regarding his use of black within his paintings as within the frontalization of an object, it creates depth and texture. Corbusier then compares himself to Gris who used black differently as he used it for silhouettes and shadows, not depth.
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MARIO’S WORLD
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1ST MARIO’S WORLD
Drawing of the beginning of the combining of the two worlds - Week 1
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COMBINED MARIO’S WORLD
Final drawing of the 2 worlds and the exploration above and below - Week 2
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WEEK 4 READING: PRACTICE ARCHITECTURE, TECHNIQUE AND REPRESENTATION Question 1: Explain the difference between Pictoral (in this case perspectival) space and Projection?
Pictorial (AKA. perspective) is a non-measured 3D image. In a perspective image, everything tends to go to one focus point which can often distort the image. Therefore, everything is different sizes and measurements. In contrast, projection is an image or drawing in which everything is measured. Within a projected image or drawing, each element maintains its true form. An axonometric drawing is a key example of a measured 3D drawing.
Question 2: Where did Axonometric projection first arise, and why? Axonometric projection first arose in the ancient visual practices and its first documented use was in the military. Thy originally used it to record the trajectories of artillery projectiles. This was due to the measurability, verifiability and prediction which an axonometric projection could provide. Throughout time, axonometric drawings progressed from military use, to being taught in engineering schools through to being used widely used within the architectural and design industries. It is used within architecture as it extends the mathematical and scientific basics of an architectural representation. Its ability to be able to convey the same information as an orthographic drawing but with a 3D image proves this.
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ILLUSTRATED MARIO’S NEW WORLD
Mario’s New World - World: 07 - 02
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APPENDIX
1. Drawing Equipment
2. Drawing setup and combination of the two combined worlds
3. Final Mario World drawing which explores below and above the combined Mario World
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