I intend to look at representation
through imagery - I want to explore how pictures are interpreted
by the viewer, how these pictures are created, and how they are
reproduced. I hope to look at what makes a good photograph, how
to make cartoons and methods of manipulation (of pictures).
Art, in my opinion, is something; no, anything, created from
inspiration. This is why films created by individuals and companies
alike, are almost always art. I understand that my definition
is a very broad, but then as a race and a culture we are constantly
surrounded by art, our homes are works of art, the music we listen
to is art and the very clothes we wear are art.
Music can be considered art. While I was arguing with a friend
over the definition of art my friend raised a valid point: Artists
are not necessarily the performers. "The artist is the person
who creates the ideas" - the instructions for the work; for
instance, take Mozart - he does not perform the music he wrote,
but he is still considered the genius behind it - and similarly
Shakespeare never got on stage to perform his plays, though he
is the accreditied one.
Using this definition, and keeping in mind that the thoughts
that create the substance are the art, I would like to look into
visual art. During which I will look into animation and cartoons,
both of which I believe to be very interesting and clever.
Cartoon: The representation of something
complex like a face, through something simple like a smiley face.
Animation: Using sequences of still images to portray movement.