In this piece, an image of a sailboat, water, and the horizon has been cut up and formed into a three dimensional re-imagination. the horizontal colorful strips of the sail have been a hot-glued to the ends of tubes of paper which stand perpendicular to the plane of the image; the same has been done with pieces of the sky. This makes it so that the entire image cannot be seen all at once unless viewed from a single perspective directly in front of the piece. I used shape to convey the importance of perspective. By cutting out the specific forms of positive and negative space created by the sailboat, horizon, and ropes, I showed a clear delineation of shapes in the piece. By subsequently raising these pieces to varying heights above the plane, I show the importance of perspective. The entire context of the picture only aligns when the viewer stands directly in front of the piece. Like a puzzle, the different pieces only fit together from one perspective, giving a new dynamic to the concept of viewing flat images. I like to think that the undulating levels of the pieces of sail suggest the presence of wind and movement. The raised chunks of sky also suggests how the "sky" seems more present in the windy setting of a sailboat while the water, remaining on the lowest level of the piece, seems out of reach. By generating the demand of a single perspective, I almost force the audience to view the image in the same way I see it. However, I also communicate the necessity of understanding differences in perspective. It is considerably difficult to see each and every component of a situation at once, even in something as seemingly straightforward as sailing, which I feel I conveyed in this piece. Overall, this piece ended up fitting my original goal. I think I could have fit the individual components together in a more organized manner, as the sail and the sky are not quite aligned. I didn't have time to properly mat the piece, which gives it a sloppy finish. I also could have made the tubes of paper raising the image pieces more inconspicuous and uniform by painting them the same color as the mat board. However, I think it conveys my idea nicely and is fairly neat, concise, and aesthetically coherent.
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