Johnson_mythmetaphor


 * Image One:** Homage to Man Ray
 * Artist: Jerry Uelsmann
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 * Image Two:** Exhalation
 * Artist: John Paul Caponigro
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 * Image Three:** The Great Family
 * Artist: Rene Magritte
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Concept: My idea for Mythology is trying show something that is interesting but has more meaning behind it whether it be a lesson to learn from or something relating to nature or humans in a way. The Myth that I want to try and tie into my piece is the Legend of the Phoenix and how it's a creature that burns and turns to ash when it gets old only to come back again. I want to show the part of my myth that everything eventually turns back to ash or dust no matter how old it gets. I almost want to show how something breaks down in the end of things. Because of this myth I really want to show the fire aspect of it how destructive it can be and reduce something to nothing more than something basic in the end. The Phoenix shows that each time it comes back it will always be reduced back down by the fire within or part of its body.

Subject: The sorts of images that I have shot for this project were those that were mostly of fire. I have shots of all different flame points since fire changes all the time so it will work out nicely. I also shot some pictures of a masquerade mask that I had that would help translate its self to be part of my Phoenix idea.

Reasoning: I wish to do this idea because I want to do something different and do a subject that I am interested in. I find the Phoenix interesting because it is a creature of fire and it recreates life through the ashes of something so destructive. I want to try and portray that or something close to it in my project. I hope to learn from this is how to combine mostly the concept of the fire pictures into something smooth so that you can hardly tell if not at all that the picture had been separate parts before.

Facts: The Myth I’m basing my idea off of is the Legend of the Phoenix. The Phoenix is mostly associated with the sun and regenerates from the ashes of the Phoenix before it. From what I have found the Phoenix can represent some symbols such as: renewal in general as well as the sun, Time, the Empire, resurrection, life in the heavenly Paradise, etc. The Phoenix is also known as the bird of flames so this could help show my concept even more.