FoD:R M2 Journal

Foundations of Design : REPRESENTATION, SEM1, 2017 M2 JOURNAL - FLATNESS vs PROJECTION Katherine Leeson

915576 Nina Tory-Henderson - Studio 8

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WEEK 3 READING: LEGER, LE CORBUSIER, AND PURISM

Question 1: What is Pictorial Space according to Le Corbusier?

Le Corbusier considered Pictorial Space to be the representation of figure and ground on a frontal plane. A space where the relationship of the arrangement the objects on the frontal plane conveys three dimensionality through a two dimensional medium. The composition is closed and the frontality of objects is the same when experienced from a distance the same as well as up close.

Question 2: The Flatness of Le Corbusier’s painting’s are attributable to two properties. What are they?

And what are these pitted against?

In Le Corbusier’s paintings the flat shapes remain on the pictures frontal plane, however it is his dynamic arrangement of these objects supported by colour and texture which create the illusion of depth but also attribute to the flatness. Distance is implied by layering objects on top of one another, this compression of space creates the perception that they are receding from the picture plane. In addition, Le Corbusier utilized colour and texture to further differentiate objects. It is the use of these techniques which creates a space which cannot be entered into and one which remains flat.

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MARIO’S WORLD

Original Image One - Back World

Original Image Two - Front World

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1ST MARIO’S WORLD

Ground Floor - Back World

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COMBINED MARIO’S WORLD

Front and Back - Joined with Imagined Underworld

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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?

Projection is considered to be a universal visual language of drawing three dimensional space. Due the precise scientific method used to produce axonometric drawings, they are measurable and can be scaled. They convey information which describes the totality of an object, including multiple views and depth.

Whereas, perspectival space, is a distortion of shape, as it recedes towards a vanishing point showing one point of view only. Unlike projection which has parallel lines and infinite space, perspective, limits space as lines are directed to a definitive end point.

Question 2: Where did Axonometric projection first arise, and why? (Maximum 100 words)

Prior to becoming known as a tool for architectural draftsman, axonometric projection originates from the military, where it was used during the medieval period to plot the three dimensional trajectory of cannonballs over city walls. As axonometric projection shows information in ways that cannot be seen when looking straight at an object, this information would have been particularly advantageous in battle.

Axonometric drawing we know today was developed by engineers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During this time of industrialisation, it was the favoured practice to convey technical information and is still used in this way today.

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ILLUSTRATED MARIO’S NEW WORLD

WORLD: 8 - 8 Mario’s Nursery Rhyme

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APPENDIX.

Ground Plan - Back World

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Sky Plan - Back World

APPENDIX.

Tree and Mountain Plan - Front World

Ground and Sky Plan - Front World

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