AVisualAnalysisEssay
VisualAnalysis
VogueMagazine'sadvertisementplaysontheAmericansubconsciousandwhatitmeanstobe attractiveTheprimaryvisualelementoftheadvertisement,thecenteredphotograph,focuseson contrasttocatchtheeye.Thisconceptofcontrastdoesnotremaintetheredtothevisualaspectofthe photograph.Theadmanipulatesunderstoodsocietalnormsandconventionsofhumanperfectionto makeadconvincing.VogueMagazinecapitalizesondramatizedvisualandseductivetextual elementstosenditsmessageaboutbeautyorattractiveness.
Thisadattemptstostatethebeautyidealsofbothmenandwomen,butinterestinglyacknowledges thepolaraspectsofwhatAmericansocietylabelsasdesirable.Thebasicstorytoldbythisad expands...showmorecontent...
He'sskilled,accomplished,wealthy,andliterallylargerthanlifeHebaresthestatusasoneofthe bestinafieldnotmanycansurviveandprosperin.He'sadornedinbroodingcolorsandstands suspendedinapositionofaction.Hisfaceepitomizestheaggressionandpowerthemodern–day warrior.Hishighstatusbecomescleartotheviewerwhentheidealisticwomanrestswithinhis grasp.Allofthesedesiredattributesofmasculinitysuchasstrength,power,andprestigeareall capturedinthissnapshotThemandepictstheAmericanidealHowever,thewomanhestands coupledwithalsorepresentstheAmericanideal,yetshecontrasthimineveryaspectfromdemeanor toappearance.She'sslender,fresh,andseemsobliviouslycarefree.Giselelackstheripplingmuscles andauthoritativeposethattheathletehasbecausetheAmericansocietalpositionofwomanhasalso remaineddeeplyinfluencedbythewarriorstory.Thewomandoesn'tfitintothemoldofwarrioras hermalecounterpartdid,insteadsheholdsacloserconnectiontothepoised,elegantmoldofroyalty ornobleupbringing.Sherepresentsthetrophythatmencanhopetoobtainthroughhardworkand accomplishment.Intoday'sAmerican
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VisualAnalysisRoughDraftNikegloballyisoneofthosemostwell–knownsportswearbrands,as seenbeingworebytheNFLandotherprofessionalsportsleagues.Genderequalityamongthe depictionbetweenmenandwomen.Nikecreatedanadvertisementfortheirnewproductwhich challengesthetypicalviewofwomen.Nikeusestheirpopularconsumerbasetoprovokegender equalitybyusingcontrastingcolorsandanunpopularportrayalofwomenWhenlookingatthead thebrightneonlightsmakingupthebackgroundcatchestheattentionoftheviewer.Thisisbecause neoncolorslikethebrightpinkandbluetriggeremotionsassociatedwithenergyandprogression. Thesecolorscontrastingoverblack,whichisacolorassociatedwithevilness
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VisualAnalysisRoughDraft
VisualAnalysis
EnglishcompositionlVisualAnalysisSo,Iamsuretherearesomeofusouttherethathaveseenin amagazineoronacommercialorinsomesortofadvertisementabulkedoutmuscleheadorin otherwords,thebodyofperfectionthatmostcouldonlyhopetoachievebygoingtothegym.Next tothatapromotionforabrandnewstateoftheartbodybuildingsupplementcalledPumpHDthat wasformulatedandcreatedbyBPISportsandtheproductissupposedtophysicallymakeyoulook andfeelstronger.Theverynextdaythedecisionismadetoresearchthisnewproductandgetonthe computerandgototheirwebsite.Firstthingtheymakesureweseeisthehomepagewithbig,bold, andcolorfullettersthathavethenameandshowmorecontent
Statementslikethatshowsthatthecompanyisconfidentandthatinstillsconfidenceintheconsumer aswellprospectiveconsumers.WiththeuseofbigboldletteringBPImakesveryboldstatements thathelpconsumerstofeelmoreconfidentthattheproducttheyarebuyingistherealdeal.Mainly theuseofthebigboldletteringistocatchtheconsumers'attentionwhichitdoesverywell.Next BPIusesthevisualaidofaveryattractivewomentoreallyflextheirvisualmusclesAswelookat thehome–pageandmovepastthebigboldlettering,weseeononeofthefourslidesabarely dressed,extremelyattractivesupermodel;JessicaVadell,whoisalsooneofthe"BPIgirls";Now keepinmindthat89percentofconsumersofBPIproductsaremales.Sowhatbettervisualeffectto usethanaveryfit,attractivesemiclothedfemale.Ms.VadellisnotonlyaBPIgirl,butsheisalso oneofthehighestqualifiedspokesmodelforBPINowifyoukeepscrollingdownthepageyou findavideolinkforMs.Vadell,beingascuriousashumanareweclickonthelink.Inthisspokes modelsvideoitshowsfootageofherworkingoutandshowingoffjustalittlebit,attheendofthe videosheholdsupacontainerandsaysthenameoftheproduct;whichisstrangelyenoughfor women,andshesays"thisismysupplement,whatisyours".thereforethisvideonotonlyattracts male'sfor,socallednicefootage,italsoattractstheelevenpercentof
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VisualLearningAnalysis
Therearevariouslearningtechniquessuchasvisual,hearing,andhandson.Weallhaveaspecific nichethatsuitsusbest.Asanenrolledstudent,Ibelieveitisofgreatsignificancetofindwhich strategywecanbenefitfromthemost.IwanttowalkawayfromacourseknowingIgainedthe knowledgeIneedtosufficeinlife.Ihavebeguntorealizethisisnotastepthathappensovernight.I havebothstrengthsandweaknessesinallthreecategoriesThough,Icanretainthemost informationthroughvisuallearning.Agoodtechniqueforvisuallearnerslikemyself,wouldbe takingnotesormakingflashcards.Thisgivesstudentstheopportunitytogobackandrecollect informationatanypointintimeForme,whentakingatestI
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Thoughmostworksofarthavesomeunderlying,deepermeaningattachedtothem,ourfirst impressionoftheirsignificancecomesthroughourinitialvisualinterpretation.Whenwefirstviewa paintingorastatueorotherpieceofart,wenoticefirstthevisualdetails–itssize,itsmedium,its color,anditscondition,forexample–beforewebegintoponderitsgreatersignificance.Indeed, thesevisualcluesarejustasimportantasanyotherinterpretationormeaningofawork,forthey allowustounderstandjustwhatthatdeepermeaningis.Theexpressiononastatue'sfacetellsusthe emotionandmessagethattheartististryingtoconvey.Itscolor,too,canprovideclues:darkeror lightercolorscanplayaroleinhowweshowmorecontent
TheSteledepictsasimplescene:aseatedmanandstandingwomanbehindhimstareblankly straightahead.Awomanstandingontheleftlooksdownuponthem.Allofthemareordinary humans.Theyarenotgodsorgoddesses.Theyareprivatepeople.Theirclothingisplain,consisting ofsimplerobes.Itisrepresentationalofaregularfamilymourningthelossofoneofitsmembers,a scenethatmostpeople,eventoday,areabletorelatetohundredsoreventhousandsofyearslater
Thesteleconveysasolemnforlornnessthatcanbeseeninthefigures'faces.Theirmouthsare tightlyshut;theireyesgazeblanklyahead.Thewomanontheleftstaresaheadwithlittleemotion onherface.Thesteledoesnotdepictanymotion.Allofthefiguresarestanding(orsitting)still,in quietmemorialThissolemnityaddstotheemotionofagravewherethesteleoncestoodThereis norealclearanswerastowhoisbeingmourned.Aretheseatedmanandthewomanmourningthe lossoftheirdaughter,ontheleft?Oristhewomanontheleftmourningthelossofafather?The sculpture'sambiguityalsoaddstotheemotionthatitevokesItmightevenbeappropriateforits purpose.Itsfunctionwastomarkagravesite–thesiteofthebodyofsomeonewhohasdied.Death isoneofthemostcomplexpartsoflife.Itisthemostambiguous,fornobodyknowsforsurewhat happensindeath.Theambiguityofthestelehighlights
ArtAnalysisEssay
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Browsingthrougholdphotographscanre–ignitememoriesofpeople,placesandtimesthathave slippedintothepast,quietlyandunnoticed.Thisparticularphotographcapturedamomentintime whenallsixwomenweregatheredtogether.Bypayingattentiontodetail,akeenobservernotices notonlythegroupofwomen,butcanalsopossiblydeciphertheirrelationshiptoeachotheraswell asunveiltheemotionalbondamongthegroup
Atfirstglance,onenoticesthevisualcontentofthephotograph.Thewomenaregatheredtogetherin frontofawall.Thewallischartreuseincolourwithlightfloodingtheleftsidewhileplungingthe farrightsideintolightshadowandisadornedwithamutedlilacandgoldpaintingofapearalong withtwoverticalpaintingsofgoldensunflowersonburgundybackdrops.Thesixwomenare dividedintotwogroups,threeinthebackandthreeinthefront.Thethreewomenintheshow morecontent
Oneareatofocusonistheproximityofthegroupinrelationtoeachother.Theyarestanding shouldertoshoulder,withtheolderwomandrapedaffectionatelyacrosstheshouldersoftheone standingdirectlybesideher.Thegroupisnestledcloselytogetherandexudeanauraofcomfortwith thispositioning.Allofthewomenaresmiling,althoughtheirsmilesareunique,belyingtheir individualpersonalities.Ingeneral,threeofthemhavebroad,opensmileswhiletheotherthree displayaclosedlipsmiletherebyappearingtobeslightlymorereserved.Withoutexception,the entiregroupdemonstratesatwinkleintheireyes,indicatingasharedsenseofhumorAfurther indicationofthemanylaughsthisgrouphassharedcanbeseeninthelaughlinescrisscrossingtheir facesintheexactsameplaces.Theireasycomraderyandapparentenjoymentinsharingthemoment togetherindicatesafamilyclosenessandatrueappreciationforeach
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KarenIbrahimARH131–QJoelHollander3/2/15VisualAnalysisPaperTheDarkAgeofGreece referstoaperiodoftimewhereallknowledgeofMycenaeconstruction,painting,sculpture,reading andwritingdisintegratedduetoDorianinvasion.Oneformofartthatcontinuedthroughtheperiod oftheMycenaeandownfallwastheartofpottery.Pottery,morespecificallyvasepainting,wasthe beginningofanillustrativedevelopmentinGreekartandwasconsideredadurableformofart becauseitensuredthesurvivalofartifactsforlongperiodsoftimeunlikeotherformsofart.The emergenceofindependentcity–stateswithinGreecetookplacearoundthe8thcentury,whichin turnledtotheformationofcoloniestofacilitatetradeshowmorecontent
Onelastpieceofartthatshowsasignificanttransformationinthegeometricperiodisthesculpture ofHeroandCentaurpicturedontheright.Itisconsideredgeometricbecauseitissmallinscaleand thefigureshavesimplestylizedshapes.Youseeagainthesmalltorsoontheanimal–likefigureand onthehumanfigurethatisshownnudeandanatomicallycorrect.Theanimalfigureisactually humaninthefrontandhorseinthebackwithlegsonbothendsbelongingtoadifferentspecies Thiswasananimal–humanmonstertheGreekinventedcalledthecentaurandthesculpturereveals thesceneofaherobattlingacentaurdepictinganearlyexampleofthemythicalnarrative(Herakles andNessos).Thesignificanceoftheearliermentionedstyleofpaintingandthissculpturedesignis thatitmarkedaturningpointfromthegeometricperiodintotheorientalperiodbecausenow mythicalcreatures/monstersareintroduced,thenaturalbeautyofthehumanfigureisreintroduced, andtheartofstorytellingisrevived.TheOrientalizingPeriod(c.700–600BCE),markedan increaseinpopulationandGreektradeandcolonization.Sinceanincreaseinculturalinterchangew/ theAssyriansandtheEgyptianswastakingplace,Greekartistsbegantobeinspiredbytheirstyleof artandincorporatedsomeoftheirideasandmotifsintotheirownwork.Atthistimetheinventionof theGreekalphabetwas
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