For this assignment, I thought about how redundance and neglect creep over things as they age. When we stroll in a park, we hardly take note of the nature around us. We notice that there are greenery all around us, but how often do we stop to take a closer look? So, with no further ado… I dedicate this assignment to an old, but hopefully not forgotten, tree.
Standing tall and alone, no one really bothers to take a 2nd glance at the tree. Yes it makes the park nice and green, but what use is it to you and me? It’s slowly creeping towards redundance and negligence as it ages. The first picture shows the tree in all its glory, standing tall and proud. This is my take on realism(straightforward “transparent” view of the world). Moving on, my idea on formalism(limited view of the world) is to portray the tree in its essence. I feel that the bark is symbolic of a tree as it tells how old the tree could possibly be. It’s really nice how the texture of the tree bark turned out in my 2nd picture as well. Last but not least, I thought of a little twist to convey how a tree can be useful to us. This one i call expressionism because I wanted to show that when a tree ages, it could actually be more than just a visual component. This would also mean that a tree is not as redundant as it seems. yay! To end off, the 3rd picture shows a man meditating under the tree, which I feel expresses the usefulness of the tree. In fact, any other actions can be carried out under the shade of a tree (please don’t think dirty, heh).
Realism: A tree, just a tree.
Formalism: The bark depicts the age of a tree.
Expressionism: Putting a tree to more use than just to spruce up a park.
SELF-ASSESSMENT: (TOTAL = 8.4/10)
Hmmm, it seems my concept was too straightforward. Either that or my classmates were too tired to comment after a long critique session. Sin Guan commented in class that my piece on ‘Expressionism’ is obvious. That’s a good sign I guess. Actually I had another idea which I wanted to explore. When i find the time(if i do), I shall take the photos and upload it here. Alright, for this assignment, I give myself 8/10 for effort and 8.8/10 for creativity. Total of 8.4/10. There’s lotsa lotsa room for improvement for this assignment.
PEER EVALUATION
For this assignment, I feel that Jasmine’s idea on pipes creeping around was interesting. The cropping of her photos also shows that much thought has been given to each picture. I particularly like the yellow pipe in which she was attempting to depict formalism. For creativity, I give her 9/10 and for effort, 9/10 as well. That gives a total of 9/10. Keep it up Jas!
I like Stephanie’s concept of creep. Both her presentation and photographs were full of emotions. It was further amplified by the fact that for her, it was a personal experience that her family’s estate got taken away by the government. I especially like her photograph of the signage that says “State Land..”. Click on the link to check out her blog.
Another piece of work I like is by Jillyn. I like the way she took pictures of the snail and showed the fence as if it were a pathway. The use of a snail and fence as a pathway really fits the theme of ‘creep’ well. The consistency in colours also shows clarity of thought throughout the 3 pictures. I give her a perfect 10 for this assignment.
