Visual
Literacy Seminar - Michael Siegenthaler
This image
is a response to a journal prompt for Professor Shackelford's seminar
on Visual Literacy. It is supposed to convey my view of B Building
when I return to the dorms after a vacation or a weekend at home.
Driving off of Highway 113 and down Hutchison Drive, the view of
the water tower, the cows, and the steam rising from nearby buildings
welcomes me to what could be considered "a home away from home".
The image
has aspects of one-point perspective in that objects which are farther
away are smaller than ones that are closer to the viewer. However,
it also utilizes a non-western perspective by showing different
objects from conflicting angles. I drew the water tower and building
using Microsoft Visio. The cows and fences are from stock clipart, and the shapes
of the ground, sky, and clouds are a creative composition of a small
number of predefined shapes.
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