Foundations of Design : REPRESENTATION, SEM1, 2017 M2 JOURNAL - FLATNESS vs PROJECTION Theodore J C Lehrer 832748 Gumji Kang
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WEEK 3 READING: TITLE OF READING
Question 1: What is Pictorial Space according to Le Corbusier? (Maximum 100 words) According to Le Corbusier, “Pictorial Space is that which cannot be entered or circulated through; it is irremediably space viewed from a distance, and is therefore eternally resigned to frontality.” essentially meaning that an object must be viewed from a singular objective perspective, at front value, without the ability and flexibility of dimension.
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 never implies depth in an object, he is merely presenting a pure extension, and therefore will never break this to show dimension and depth, thus portraying an object through pure frontalitty. Furthermore, his use of flatness and lack of vibrance, colour and texture enforces a sense of continuity and consistency in which La Corbusier is able to illustrate the frontality of the object in dimensional space. In doing so releases the viewer from the “superficiality” of depth and distance as the object can only be viewed from a certain perspective, one that cannot be rotated through. This clearly is unsettling as it contradicts our common understanding of the ability to rotate within and around an object.
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MARIO’S WORLD
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1ST MARIO’S WORLD
My first attempt at axonometric projection of the two Mario World images
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COMBINED MARIO’S WORLD
My second attempt at a hand-drawn of axonimetric projection ofMario World
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WEEK 4 READING: TITLE OF READING
Question 1: Explain the difference between Pictoral (in this case perspectival) space and Projection? (Maximum 100 words) Pictorial Perspective Space is a 3 dimensional style of drawing that has a vanishing point, similar to as the eye would see it, creating an realistic perspective of distance and space and therefore making it difficult to judge dimensions relatively to other objects. Whereas Projection Drawing has no vanishing point and therefore provides all 3 planes on equal angles and distances, producing an object specification which communicates dimensions unambiguously.
Question 2: Where did Axonometric projection first arise, and why? (Maximum 100 words) Axonometric Projection has been dated back as early as 14th century but only became commonly recognised around the early 19th century by Professor William Farish. El Lissitky explains that perspective drawings limits space, as they are finite and closed. Axonometric drawing extends the apex of the perspective towards infinity, thus opening up the possibility to visually represent objects which would otherwise be limited to the realm of perspective drawing and therefore be restricted in the amount of detailed content which could be illustrated.
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ILLUSTRATED MARIO’S NEW WORLD
Final digitally contstructed Mario World
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APPENDIX
Early stages of first attempt drawing
Sampleing of colours from original Mario World file (left) and expreimenting with different colour combinaition to create realistic detail (right).
Developing progress of illustrator version design
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