Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Mocking Reality

Creating a foreground, middle ground, and a background by only using five shades of paper. I wanted to go for a nightmare type feel to my design which is where the vampire teeth, strange tree, abandoned cliffs, and noose come into play.

Paintings

Whipped cream on hot chocolate
Synecdoche:  This is whipped cream, cinnamon, and chocolate sauce that for me is synonymous with hot chocolate - parts of the whole drink.
Metonym: This hot chocolate in particular is a drink that my best friend makes all the time so it represents her.
Nail Polish
Icon: An icon for nail polish.
Butterfly Wing
Index: Only part of the butterfly wing is shown so it is disconnected from the whole insect.
Albino Ladybug
Metaphor: When my sister was younger we called her bug which is why I painted a bug. This is an albino ladybug which is linked to her being different - just like this bug.
Easy Mac
Symbol: The name brand Kraft is present which creates a symbol.
Eiffel Tower
Index: This is only one small part of the Eiffel Tower and if you had never seen it before you may question what it was exactly.
Symbol: The Eiffel Tower is a symbol of France - more specifically Paris. When a person sees the Eiffel Tower they automatically think of Paris
Synecdoche: This is just one part of the sights of Paris but in a sense it represents ALL of Paris and everything that a person could see there.
Panda
Icon: This is a Panda
Mickey Mouse
Symbol: Mickey Mouse is a symbol of Walt Disney and everything that is associated with him and his huge company.
Metonym: Mickey is also a metonym for the Disney internship I just got.
Converse
Symbol: These are two Converse shoes.
The way that all nine of my paintings are presented.