THE FLOWER

FLATNESS VS PROJECTION

ARCH10001 MODULE 1 - The University of Melbourne

This project challenged the idea of flatness and projection of a scene and how to represent the polaroid of a flower in both a two dimensional and three dimensional perspective. This project allowed me to explore perspective and challenge depth of a field through the use of visual hierarchy and textures in representation.

Software Used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, RHINO 3D

DESIGN PROCESS

  • DIFFERENTIATION OF HIERARCHIES

    This image assigned shows a central flower along with clusters of other similar flowers in the background.

  • DRAFTING OUT ELEMENTS

    From this, I separated the elements into Foreground, containing the central flower, followed by the Mid-ground showing the visible flower clusters behind the central flower. Finally, the background roughly shows the less detailed elements such as the leaves and foliage which still add depth to the image.

    An abstract approach was taken to show the general clusters of elements instead of defining all the details, thus allowing for greater interpretation of the scene

  • PLAYING AROUND WITH ELEMENTS

    After determining the different clusters I wanted to separate, I played around with different fills, patterns and line weights that could best show visual hierarchy between the elements.

    I drew inspiration from Russian Artist, Kazemir Malevich who makes use of coloured geometric shapes to tell his story. The elements in his work are abstract and tend to show hierarchy through colours. Hence, I wanted to emulate the clusters and geometry similar to his.

  • FINAL ITERATION

    My final iteration consists of a mix of dotted lines as well as fills to create a further abstract feel. The central foreground is still most prominent with a solid line, however its background is filled various patterns.

    However, the elements are still contained in their clusters creating a sense of unison between the different layers whilst still leaving room for individual interpretation.

MODELLING IN A 3 DIMENSIONAL SPACE

3D MODELLING

The two dimensional work was then exported into Rhino 3D to create a three dimensional interpretation of the image. This allowed me t challenge perspective and learn about how positioning of elements in different spaces regardless of depth can lead to different scenes.

Once again, different fills and positioning were used to demonstrate visual hierarchy and prominence of the different elements.

CHALLENGING PERSPECTIVE

The 3 dimensional field can be viewed from multiple perspectives, each demonstrating the different views that the image may take on.

Throughout the different points of view, the beholder is able to challenge perspective and consider space in its depth rather than from a singular point of view as different elements reign prominent in different perspectives.