#language task

Language Task

Notes

Collection of thoughts and other things said about the task

•It’s really quite interesting that, when the sequence is reversed, it appears that the subject is being influenced by external forces and tries to keep the pressure in. Quite the opposite compared to my initial theme, where the subject is being affected by their own internal pressure that they put into themselves.

•Connecting to the previous thought; it can be interpreted as, the subject being affected by all kinds of factors if you dismiss the fact that the sequence is supposed to follow a linear/ one way direction. The subject in the middle symbolises that they are the ones that are one stuck right at the middle of everything. 

•Choosing between using either “words” or “thoughts” as the ongoing text for the sequence was very tough, but I made my choice and here are my reasons for my verdict. First of, I felt that the former has a better connection with the idea of “language”; there is a better sense of verbal communication, and the fact that what we say are “words”, it’s a clear indication that the subject is trying to say something. While the latter is far more rooted in visual communication, where if the person tries to tell me there are thoughts in their head, I would imagine someone with an imaginative mind rather than being troubled by something. Which is to say that when someone does say that they have thoughts in their head, it can mean that they are troubled, but when it is being expressed that there is unspoken words (feelings) that needs to be let out, I feel that, it is definitely more effective.

Project #1 “Language”

Evaluation

I feel that it was a pretty successful artwork because it demonstrates the time-based aspects well; there is a clear sense of movement, and/or the passing of time. The sequence follows a the linear movement, the image moving from the left side of the page to the right. Finally, I feel that I followed the theme for the task well which makes the final piece understandable and fair to interpret.

Of course there are aspects that I felt was lacking, one example is the photo-shopped images. I feel that they could be done better, because they appear to be a bit too cubic, yet I want the subject to look very human. However I know that with a bit of time I feel that I could’ve definitely done better. Honestly I feel that the photo-shops, in general could’ve used with a bit of a touch up, or just redone with an alternative technique.