Siyao Lin m4

Foundations of Design : REPRESENTATION, SEM1, 2017 M4 JOURNAL - FRAME vs FIELD Name: Siyao Lin Student number: 900621 Tutor: Anastasia Sklavakis Studio number: 27

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WEEK 9 READING: TITLE OF READING

INVISIBLE CITY: Maurilia

Question 1: What are Durer’s rules for perspectival projection? (Maximum 100 words) Dure thinks that perspective view projected the spatial continuum upon the picture plane, conforming to a percised space as seen through another object. The idea of “a window” shows that the perspective projection can be seen through this window into a space, meaning a scene through a imagined point into a reality. He definites that all perpendicular or othogonal meet at the centre vanishing point, which is determined by the perpendicular drawn from the eye to the picture plane.

Question 2: Describe homogenous space? (Maximum 100 words)

Homogenous space is infinite and unchanging produced by constructions in terms of the mathematical thinking. It gives two assumptions of the way to reflect the reality: the first one is the perpective taken from a sigular view or a sigular eye, the second one is a planner cross section through the pyramid perspective which can relicate the visual image in people’s eyes. It negates the directions and orientations of the space, which is boundless. Also, it just indicates the subjective tactile sense in our consciousness.

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OLD QUAD ISOMETRIC

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OLD QUAD ISOMETRIC WITH NOTATIONS

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In the isometric view of the old quad, I create a triangle shape to indicate the constructions in the two perspectives. Also, I use the mood symbols representing the people and 0

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their happy feelings and the arrows pointing the staring direction of people. In terms of the sunlight direction, I adjust the color of the route symbol to show the light and dark side. While the color of the symbols are darker in the shadow, the color of them are lighter under the light. Since I set the city in the different periods in the perspectives scenes, I put the symbol of timeline in front of the camera position to show the transition of time.

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QUAD PERSPECTIVE 1 + 2

PERSPECTIVE SCENE 1 + 2

Perspective 1: Perspective 1:

This perspective scene shows a old past city of Maurilia in the mid century. I set this view as the memory of

In this perspective, I try to create an old past city of Maurilia. I set the

Marco Polo when he sees the mordern city. In terms of my inteRpretation of the story, Marco Polo thinks the old

camera view at the side of the old quad because it shows a wider

past city is more graceful although it is primitive. I choose some images of the characters in the mid century

space for this scene. Also, we can see a deep depth towards inside

and try to shows their elegant temperanment from their clothing, movements and the expression in thier eyes.

from this view.

I try to set the scene in a natural environment which is more like a park or a village. While some crude furnish such as the fence and the chair are old and simple, the decoration of the roof shows the exquisite livelihhod of people in the past. I create this scene under a harmonious situation so that every chracter has a happy feeling shown on their face and the children and the birds at the bacgroud represents a feeling of happiness.

Perspective 2: I try to create a morden city of Maurilia in this perspective. This view highlight

Perspevtive 2:

the opposite side of the old quad. In the story, I learn that the magnificent

This perspective scene shows a metropolis Maurilia. I set the scene as a public space where people

city reminds Marco Polo of the old city. Therefore, I imagine the persepec-

can hang around. According to the story, the modern Maurilia is more magnificent and prosper.

tive 1 to be the memory of Marco Polo. This view is good for the perspective

Therefore, I choose some objects which is common in our daily lives such as the car, bus stop and

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mobile vendors. The background of the scene contains many high-rise buildings, which shows a

old past city through the morden city.

obvious comtrast of the scene in perspective 1. Also, I add a image of hand in front of the scene to show the position of Marco Polo. The picture in his hand represents his memory of the old provincial Maurilia. It also indicates a transition and improvment of architectural style from the past to the modern city. However, although the modern city is well developed, it lacks of a sense of grace and classicism which can be seen from th old city. The dressing and gesture of the chracter is less acctractive and more casual comparing the charaters in the scene 1. However, in terms of my understanding of the whole story, the view of the appearance of the city is actually depends on different people in different period. Therefore, there is no need to decide which one is better.

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WEEK 4 READING: TITLE OF READING

FINAL DRAWINGS

Complete your reading before attempting these questions:

Question 1: What is the difference between autographic and allographic practice? (Maximum 100 words) Autographic is a kind of art-forms such as painting and sculpture which depends from the authenticity upon the direct contact of the author. Allographic represents the art work which can be produced without the direct intervention of the author. Allographic arts are are capable of being reproduced at a distance from the author by means of notations. They operates through interpretation and on thebasis of convention. The main characteristic of them is the use of notational drawings. The notational dawings in the allographic practice create new realities instead of imitating or reproduce the realities that have existed.

I set the Marco Polo at the back of the old quad so that the first scene in his eyes is the perspective scene 2 which shows a modern city. I imagine that Marco Polo is standing at the back and looking around what has happened in the metropolis. When he is looking at the people coming and going, he reminds of the appearance of the primitive Maurilia that he had vistied. Therefore, I set the route in the isometric view to be the movement of the characters in the scenes. Also, the symbol of mood shows a positive feeling of the chracters because I put the two scenes

Question 2: Why do architects need new representational techniques? (Maximum 100 words)

under a harmonic situation. The view of his memory of the old

In the rhetoric of the early modern movement, tecnology was represented in symbolic form. The unmappable territory needs the conventions of representation to work beyond the level of image and invent new tools to work more effectively within the immaterial networks and systems. In order to describe or to intervene in a dispersed field or a network of flows, architects need representational techniques that engage time, change, shift and multiple programs. Itv provides a new way for architects to work with the complex dynamics of the contemporary city.

that Marco Polo sees in the modern city what he had seen in

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city is reflected at the back of the modern city, which indicates

the old city and also a transition of the time period. My main purpose of creating these two perspective scene is to show the change of architectural style, constructions and the dressing and behavious of people in two distinctive age of Maurilia.

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APPENDIX

First working of the old quad

Placing the characters in perspective view

Placing the png of characters to match the Rhino linework using the distort tool in Photoshop

Adjusting the height of the chracter

Mapping the notation in Rhino

Placing texture on the roof

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Adjusting the lineweight in Illustrator

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IMAGES REFERENCE IN PERSPECTIVE 1:

IMAGES REFERENCE IN PERSPECTIVE 2:

Image 1(roof texture): https://www.google.com.au/search?q=flower+texture&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjutM-R1P_TAhUDkZQKHcX_ AOwQ_AUICigB&biw=1567&bih=763&gws_rd=cr&ei=YwIjWZj4EJDt0ATz3Yy4Cw#gws_rd=cr&imgrc=4XrHyDPV6JL89M:&spf=1495466595377. http://silenteye.net/ui/images/23/WDF_1401486.jpg.

Image 1(hand with card): https://img.clipartfest.com/74ba30b8a10135929ee764026edf8d99_landscape-farm-scene-clip-art-clipart-farm-scene_2271-1665. svg. https://img.clipartfest.com/74ba30b8a10135929ee764026edf8d99_landscape-farm-scene-clip-art-clipart-farm-scene_2271-1665. svg.

Image 2 (brandstand): http://www.cityconcept.com.pl/assets/katalog/produkty/altana/pliki/P89.png.

Image 2 (hanging light): http://cdn.circalighting.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1800x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/t/o/tob5042habg_5.png.

Image 3 (birds): https://www.google.com.au/search?q=bird&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjxheOTnv3TAhUDfLwKHUSRBWcQ_AUIBigB&biw= 1567&bih=762#q=bird+png&tbm=isch&tbs=isz:l&imgrc=4ELwyqvEZcXfiM:&spf=1495240834678.

Image 3 (figures): https://www.wellmark.com/-/media/sites/public/images/homepage/carefindercarousel.png?h=1371&w=1500&la=en&hash=479A6F2855 AECCA32D04AA0C3A204CF349DDCC3F.

Image 4 (kids): https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b4/15/97/b4159788a4eb24e216fb92a7585dc0c9.gif.

Image 4 (bus stop): https://www.google.com.au/search?q=highway&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEgN2F7__TAhWDI5QKHUOQCloQ_ AUIBigB&biw=1567&bih=763#tbs=isz:l&tbm=isch&q=bus+stop+png&imgrc=PTJq-AzaJQp_GM:&spf=1495331264469.

Image 5 (air plane): https://img.clipartfest.com/9a1b5a66de002edaf49bab1736560ff2_blue-airplane-png-clipart-plane-clipart-png_4095-1392.png

Image 5 (chicken): https://www.wpclipart.com/cartoon/animals/bird/chicken/Hen_and_chicks_cartoon.png. https://www.wpclipart.com/cartoon/animals/bird/chicken/Chicken_cartoon_04.png.

Image 6 (characters): http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nz6-gdU7_0Q/UgrqhtSu8HI/AAAAAAAACqg/l8hrGjdGu4Y/s1600/1882+fashions.71+walking+dresses.png. http://img93.pp.sohu.com/images/blog/2006/7/5/23/22/10cd123cc0f.jpg. https://i1.wp.com/mistercrew.com/files/2010/09/victorian_mens_fashion_17.jpg.

Image 6 (roof texture): https://www.google.com.au/search?q=hand+with+card&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOo9qu6IDUAhXEF5QKHYq9 DssQ_AUIBigB&biw=1567&bih=763#tbs=isz:lt,islt:2mp&tbm=isch&q=glass+roof+texture&imgrc=5PZrmp--3v3PLM:&spf=1495363830569.

Image 7 (fence): http://orig14.deviantart.net/a940/f/2016/176/b/9/metal_chain_fence_png_stock_cc1_large_by_annamae22-da7lguz.png.

Image8 (clouds): https://img.clipartfest.com/06de84f1f0f1aff2d7e521969ff46ee5_cloud-png-clipart-clipartfest-clipart-clouds-png_2400-1316.png. https://img.clipartfest.com/bccdd9520ff14abcfcd700bd0a96639e_cartoon-cloud-png-clipartsco-cartoon-clouds-png_2000-1298.png.

Image 7 (sandstone texture for the bottom column): http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7034199349_ab12dd4cef_o.jpg.

Image 9 (marble texture for the column): http://static.wixstatic.com/media/05871f_2d4544dcc3234895bad0a5ec2e44406d~mv2_d_2800_1867_s_2.jpg_srz_2 800_1867_85_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz.

Image 8 (chair): https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/00/6f/9c/006f9c2e0a88f57c497a89f9a227f807.jpg.

Image 10 (marble texture for the ground): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56c24e64c2ea510748ce309e/t/56c284401bbee0e16fce64 3b/1455588417815/white-marble-texture-2.jpg?format=2500w.

Image 9 (grass texture): https://opengameart.org/sites/default/files/grass.png.

Image11 (car): https://img.clipartfest.com/905cd7fd494ea4b3b9c3c16b6c0a8941_showing-post-media-for-cartoon-car-clipart-wwwcartoonsmixcom-pngcartoon-car_4916-2605.png.

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