FoD M2 Journal

Foundations of Design : REPRESENTATION, SEM1, 2017 M2 JOURNAL - FLATNESS vs PROJECTION Sophia Miriam Harrison

914382 Emmanuel Cohen, Tutorial 1

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WEEK 3 READING: LE CORBUSIER, AND PURISM

Question 1: What is Pictorial Space according to Le Corbusier? (Maximum 100 words) Le Corbusier considers pictorial space to be an illusion; a space that cannot be entered or circulated through and that is resigned to frontality. Le Corbusier goes on to insist that composition, in an architectural context, should rely on the mutual interdependence of ideation and experience meaning that the pictorial space is merely the point where the two meet. This gives the space a limited and invisible quality.

Question 2: The Flatness of Le Corbusier’s painting’s are attributable to two properties. What are they?

And what are these pitted against?(Maximum 100 words) The two properties that lead to the flatness in Le Corbusier’s work is the composition and the colour choices he makes. The exclusion of black in Le Corbusier’s work, and the subsequent replacement with white is in complete opposition to each other but leads to a depth and defines the object that is being painted. Alternatively, the fragmented texture and shapes within the compositions lead to the feeling and experience of continuity. It is amazing how despite the 3-dimensional geometricality of the work, the flat is still ever present.

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MARIO’S WORLD

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1ST MARIO’S WORLD

First drawing of first Mario World image

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COMBINED MARIO’S WORLD

Combined Mario World Axonometric in Fine Liner

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WEEK 4 READING: AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION Complete your reading before attempting these questions:

Question 1: Explain the difference between Pictoral (in this case perspectival) space and Projection?

(Maximum 100 words) Pictorial, or perspectival, space is a limitation of space. In other words it completely opposed the idea of projected space which has no vanishing point thus making it infinite. Perspective gives an illusion of 3-dimensional space whereas axonometric projection is both potentially abstract and always scientifically precise and accurate. Through its devisiion of limitless space, it creates infinite time and continuity.

Projection is primarily concerned with totality of a object.

Question 2: Where did Axonometric projection first arise, and why? (Maximum 100 words) Axonometric projection was first developed as an aid to the military. It was used to plan the trajectories of artillery projectiles due to its measured precision and mathematical process, both related to the use of parallel lines and absence of vanishing points. Space, in axonometric projection, becomes more open leading to the exponential possibilities of scientific, architectural and artistic practices. It is hardly surprising that, after its uses in warfare, it was adopted by schools of engineering. It is one of the many practices that defines arcihtecture as a science as well as an art.

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ILLUSTRATED MARIO’S NEW WORLD

Hint: How Detailed does the drawing need to be?

Consider the shape, character and landscape of the scene only. We are only interested in the form and z; you do not need to be concerned with the shadow and pattern of the images.

Mario World in colour

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APPENDIX

The Equiptments used for the drawing

I have attached both before and after of my Mario World.

The full image on the left is before I added the sand bank for depth. The image on the right includes the sand bank

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