Somenske-+Metaphor

I chose image one because I liked the unity it displayed. You can hardly tell there are separate leaves, and I am striving for the same thing in my piece. I liked image two because they took a simple figure-ground image and used elements to fill the space and make it more interesting. I thought this would be a good choice to connect to my project because I will be super-imposing images. I also liked the strong use of leading lines. The last image was my favorite because it takes the cliche sunset picture to the next level by adding the hands holding something. It creates more interest than just the sky and water. I also want my photos to be different and unique. Sunday Morning- Maroon 5 That may be all I need In darkness she is all I see Come and rest your bones with me Driving slow on Sunday morning And I never want to leave Overall it took me awhile to decide that these lyrics were the ones that I wanted to use. Originally I played around a lot with different Shell Silverstein poems because I grew up listening to the audio book on car rides. (I guess my parents decided they would rather listen to that then the Wiggles). There were a couple of abstract concepts that I took a stab at including the theme of 'things are not what they seem' and 'everybody is unique'. In the end, I came to the realization that these concepts would not be concrete enough, and they didn't have a strong memory associated with them to pull ideas from.

I ultimately decided to choose "Sunday Morning" because Maroon 5 is my favorite band, and it is also connected to one of the best experiences of my life. My aunt lives in New York, and for my 16th birthday she flew me out to her house for a long weekend and took me to see them in concert at Madison Square Garden. Then we spent the rest of the weekend exploring the city. It was the perfect experience that I will never forget. To me, this song is about having a perfect life no matter what is going on or what roadblocks get in your way. Part of the reason is because such a perfect experience is associated with it. The lyrics above are just the ones I picked, but the entire song is about happiness. Other people might interpret the song about loving someone, but I don’t think it has to be. That is just the literal translation. It just has to do with being happy. My metaphor for this song is perfection, and I will take photos about what is perfect to me in my life, and photoshop them together to create my ultimate perfect scene. Right now, I am playing around with how I can incorporate the outdoors, reading, timelessness, and coziness into one scene because those are a few of the things that constitute 'my perfect moment'.