"A world of dew
and within every dewdrop
A world of struggle"
- Kobayashi Issa (Issa, 2020)
Existence was my keyword, which I based my poster around. After reading the Haiku Poem by Kobayashi Issa, from my interpretation, I felt as if it was trying to communicate the contrast between reality and the real world, which we are all living in.
During the design tutorial my initial key word was 'reality' which can be seen in the images below
I decided that to change my key word to 'existence' and began to ideate many various designs through the use of geometric shapes.
The first photo below shows my process of cutting out my 40 x 40cm piece of paper for the final poster. The second image is a picture of my work space in my room. I used a variety of materials such as paints, ruler and pencil to create my final poster.
The next image shows the my first row of dots, done by a very fine tip paintbrush.
I found that during my second row of circles it was difficult to obtain a steady size when using a paintbrush. Thus i had to improve and used a cotton bud that was in my room as my new and improved paint brush. This method worked well as i was able to paint out circles that would all the the same size and shape.
This problem occurred once again, but with the larger circles. To keep a uniform size, I used objects around my room, such as a UE boom and drink bottle, to create a stencil. This process was done by sketching around the object on a piece of paper, then cutting the circle out to resemble a stencil. As a result, I was able to obtain a steady size throughout all my circles to enhance the visual aesthetic of the painting
Overall, I am very happy with my poster as I have successfully incorporated multiple visual elements of design. I have demonstrated repetition and geometric shapes through the circle as well as using size, colour, tone, positioning, composition, grouping, and closure within my painting to illustrate 'existence'.
Works Cited
Issa, K. (2020, March 31). Haiku by Kobayashi Issa. Retrieved from Haiku sequence: https://morgentau-dawndew.blogspot.com/p/haikus-by-issa.html
The Auckland of University. (2020, March 31). DES101 Week 2 Lecture slides. Retrieved from Canvas Auckland: https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/45443/pages/week-2-lecture?module_item_id=809493
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