Wisniewski-+Metaphor

 My first inspirational image is one by Jason De Caires Taylor. I think that this image inspired me because of the lighting. I really like how the lighting leads your eye straight to the main subject, yet it also makes you wonder what else surrounds the subject. I think that his lighting in this work makes it much more detailed and significant. I think that Taylor's work will inspire me because I will try to highlight my main metaphorical idea by lighting it properly.

The second inspirational piece that I found was one by Kahlo Frida. The thing that I find to be inspirational about this particular photograph is that there is a distinct line that separates it in half. I think that with visual metaphors it is important to show a comparison and I think that by using a "night and day" separation it will show the comparison. I am inspired that Frida used two very different images and put them together to make one beautiful image.

Lastly, I was inspired by the proportions in Rene Magritte's piece. I think that there is a huge emphasis in her work on the things that we typically see very small in comparison to normal sized objects. Not only do the proportions draw your attention, but they also tell a story and put emphasis on certain objects. Overall, I might be able to incorporate this in my final image which makes this piece inspiring.

MY VISUAL METAPHOR:

"You can try what you want but the past knows what you did"

-Back Again by Parachute

I chose to use this lyric because it is from one of my songs and relates to life in so many ways. This song provokes the visual metaphor of your past always following you no matter what you try to do. I could visually represent this by having a picture of a person with a whole bunch of things within their shadow. Other people might interpret this lyric as saying that once you have done something bad you can never fully recover or you are doomed by your past. This lyric will be the basis for deciding the pictures and textures that i choose to use in my final. the research will also influence my project by using the ideas of proportion, lighting, and comparison in creating one final image that conveys my lyric in a powerful way.