Image Essay #15

While I was working on my final 2D project, I wanted to look up examples of work that could show an extreme foreground and background. In Thursday's critique, I discovered that I needed to understand how to make the images in the front of my DVD cover stand out in the foreground more dynamically.

I found this work of art by Sally Gall. I think it really helped me understand how I could make the foreground appear closer to the audience. The doors that are leading to the outside in this artwork show the wall from the inside which it is built onto. This is great because it shows the the viewer is looking at the Eiffle Tower from the inside of the building looking out. This shows that the background has more depth and is further away. This is also depicted because the details of the Eiffle Tower slowly diminish as you look farther back into the background. I think it is interesting how this is portrayed.

Also, in this work I thought it was interesting how the artist chose to make the perspective. She chose to show the tower, not from a central view, but from the view where the gate was opening. It really makes me feel like I am there looking out randomly into the scene.

This truly helped me understand that in order to make the foreground more dynamic, I will need to add thicker lines and make the scenes more detailed in order for it to pop out from the background and middle ground.