Weinfurter-Metaphor

When looking through the various pieces of art that reflected a metaphor, I actually found it a bit difficult to find ones that inspired me. However, these three were drawn to me because of their bright colors and interesting looks. The first image is by a photographer named Katharina Jung and I love the look of her dress and all of the water around it. It is a fairly interesting piece to look at and it makes me wonder what inspired it. The second piece was found on one of Mrs. Bjork’s pinboards and while I could not find the name of the artist, I thought it was a very cool piece. First, I was mostly drawn to the dress because I have a weird obsession with cool dresses, but the more I looked at it, the more interested I became. Similar to the first one, I love the use of water in this portrait and the colors word really nicely together. The final picture is by Andy Goldsworthy, who creates his pieces using various items found in nature. This specific piece interesting me because of it’s bold colors and I love how from a distance, it looks like an eye, but when you look closely, you can see the individual leaves. For my project, I would like to base it off the song “Drops of Jupiter” by Train because I think it is a beautiful song that I could create a really beautiful picture with. The specific lyrics I would like to base it off of would either be the line “she acts like summer and walks like rain” or “tell me, did you sail across the sun”. When I hear that first lyric, I picture a person who is always happy and has a big smile across their face, but deep inside, they are completely depressed. So if I used those lyrics, I could take a picture of a person with a huge smile across their face, but they could be sort of transparent with a darker or rainy background behind them. However, I am also considering the second lyrics because last year, I went on a concert cruise titled “Sail Across the Sun”, so whenever I think of “Drops of Jupiter”, I think of that cruise, which was the greatest four days of my life. And when I think about that cruise, it gives me hope that I can one day accomplish a happiness that great once again. I’m not exactly how I could portray that sort of feeling in my artwork, but I think it would be a really cool concept to experiment with. I’m not sure how other people might interpret this song, but I’m pretty sure the true meaning is about the lead singer’s mom after she died, so for him it probably bring both a sad and hopeful meaning, which is slightly different than my interpretation of it. So it is my understanding that everybody could interpret it in a different way depending on what sort of memories and experiences they have, which I think is pretty cool.