Foundations of Design : REPRESENTATION, SEM1, 2018 M2 JOURNAL - FLATNESS vs PROJECTION Natalie Ang
996016 Talia Stoch + Studio 22
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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) According to Le Courbusier, pictorial space is a space that cannot be disrupted or entered through. Pictorial space gives the illusion of distance and depth. The object will have a rigid frontality, as such, distance is formed by the appearance of the object and the object’s real self. Instead of using black to potray depth and distance, Le Corbusier believed that depth can instead be achieved by using texture.
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 of Le Corbusier’s paintings are attributed to ‘pure extension’ and the ‘mariage de contour’. Firstly, this idea of ‘pure extension’ articulates itself by the depiction of the object as flat. It functions to look uniform with the picture plane, never “break[ing] rank with the picture’s frontaility”. Flatness is also attributed to the ‘mariage de contour’, which essentially depicts a continuity of edges, allowing for a sense of fluidity between objects. Together, these two attributes are pitted against the idea of distance or depth.
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MARIO’S WORLD
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1ST MARIO’S WORLD
My first projection of my Mario world. I began from the front, allowing me to omit elements in the back which would be blocked by the front.
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COMBINED MARIO’S WORLD
Finished hand drawn axonometric projection of the combined Mario world. Shadows and other minor details (such as pattern) was later added to the illustrated version.
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WEEK 4 READING: AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION Complete your reading before attempting these questions:
Question 1: Explain the difference between Pictoral (in this case perspectival) space and Projection? (Maximum 100 words) Pictorial space is based on what the eyes see. As such it always has a vanishing point and the space is thus, finite. Conversely, projection lacks a vanishing point and hence is constructed in an infinite space. Projection, is then, unlike pictorial space, able to convey and constructs things that does not exist - abstract information. Ultimately, the difference between the two is the absence of a vanishing point.
Question 2: Where did Axonometric projection first arise, and why? (Maximum 100 words) The axonometric projection first arose in a military context where it was used to track the three dimensional trajectories of weapons. Due to the fact that axonometric projections are measurable and precise, it was an ideal tool to use to predict and measure. In the 18th and 19th century, axonometric projection was introduced to engineering and architecture.
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ILLUSTRATED MARIO’S NEW WORLD
My final illustrated Mario world. To combine the two levels together, I added a waterfall, which runs through both levels. Moreover, I added tone and pattern to depict the depth of certain elements and in the case of the bushes, to further emphasise the cylindrical shape of the bushes.
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APPENDIX
Drawing process of the first level in my Mario World. At this stage, additional elements, (clouds, castle, waterfall) were not yet added.
Digital stage - lines had been traced over with the pen tool. Colour swatches were made on the side, using colours from the elevations.
The final trace of my two Mario world levels. Each level was completed on separate pieces of tracing paper and the combined Mario world was traced on a third piece of paper.
Shadow, texture and gradient were added to show varying depths and heights and different surfaces. 9