Power of form

This image screams at me every time I see it, I can never fully get it out of my head. It's not sexual, it's not love either, it's connection. I rarely see something that I don't find bluntly creating sexual focus. Since I don't interpret it with that, it connects to me more emotionally. I'm reminded of the power of touching another being and how important it really is. The image has an essence of what beauty the human body possesses. Maybe people don't acknowledge it for what it is as much as media does for what it should be.

The image has a confidence that shows strength and weakness in the two characters and relates to every person in some way. In comparison to the people are the tall buildings clouding what could be a blue sky and all the beauty in nature. However this is not the case and the humanity I find so emotionally stimulating is being blocked with sky scrapers. The people in the picture have removed their cloths but the population is reluctant to remove it's wrappers and create something as beautiful or honoring as nature once did.

I see this and yet another person could interpret is saying the connection between the people is was makes the modern structures alive and if it weren't for the people seeking something functional and strong, the buildings would not have been there and the image would have spoken less to me because it's the strength and yet frailness of the people in reflection to the buildings that is what makes it so visually appealing.

I'm not a violent person?

I like People, Peace and nature so what gets me addicted to a "shoot 'em up" game? Sure, most people know that who they're killing are generic simulations and not the actual people they're playing against. However it's only showing younger generations who are starting these games at younger ages that they need to kill as many people as possible before they're killed and when they are, there's no consquence. They can just respawn and kill some more. This simulation is adictive to me. The people are no longer other players, they're hit points.

I play Battlefield Two which recreates the player as a solider sent to defend or capture flags from the other team. This type of game is considered a F.P.S or first person shooter such as Perfect Dark, Quake Three and any of the Battlefield series. I find them to be liberating a primative nature that is part of being human. If simulation keeps people from actually creating the violence, it might be worth it. I definatly use it as a stress reliever as well as other recreational activities.

I've always been a fan of gaming. Before I started a path to become an art teacher, I originally planned to design video games at The Art Institute of Pheonix. Game design is a very co operative carrier, and reflective of the teams playing the games. In some sence a game is virtual art that stimulates the brain and allows people to be more of what they want. Interactive art is the next level of expression and brings depth to the flat visions of arts past masters.

Composition of ads

Advertisements follow a basic composition, this one is triangular. This method creates a balance and a general flow of where the eyes meet to cause interest and keep the viewer looking at the picture. Whether you look at her face, the opening of her blouse, violin or the cigars, your eyes will generally follow one or more triangles linking the image together. A detail That holds the piece together is the bow of the violin. The triangle that is most obvious to me starts with the brightest color, the wood of the violin. Then it leads up the bow to the cigars, and leading to her face, down her hairline and the line of the blouse, this also keeps interest in the chest area reminding the viewer of the sexual nature in the ad, finally the eyes meet back to the violin. The text below the image is unnessisary because the point has already been made. If you give a violin player a cigar, you will have sex and music.

Symmetry causes the eyes to wonder off the picture which is why the text is above and below where the two women connect. I glimpsed over their faces long enough to notice the bruses and wonder what it's about. The space between their heads makes a line connecting to the text below. I don't feel like the message is as obvious in this image. Violence is also not a good form of advertising unless it's displayed the right way. Hopefully I don't get beaten up by Tareyton smokers by saying so. Aside from images attempting to visually be appealing, shocking the viewer seems like another strategy. Silly humor, comedy, disturbing the viewer and even promoting a bias in advertisements seems to be assisting the only reason they exist. To sell their product and make money.