Sunday, February 20, 2011

Transformation Word Lists

Object's Original Function/Meaning:
  • Junk paper
  • Trash/unimportant
  • Representations of social spheres
    • Church bulletains
    • Dance programs
    • School assignments
    • Scholarship notice
    • Journal pages
  • Private confessions
  • Describe activities in my life
Formal Description of Object:
  • Shape: Masks (one full-face mask, three masquerade)
  • Color: Primary colors for masquerade masks, achromatic full-face
  • Texture: Actual texture, rough, uneven
  • Size: Full-face is life size (exact proportions of my face); masquerades are slightly oversized yet still smaller than the full-face
  • Unity: Through repetition of shapes
  • Presentation: Nestled in scarves, no hierachy to masks = all worn approximately the same amount of time
  • Meaning: Full-face, journal mask shows details of my face thus is true self. Masquerade masks imply a false sense of self and are thus made of the papers from different social spheres.

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