Wannow-metaphor



1. (title not present) Julieanne Kost I really like this photo a lot because it has so many layers and underlying stories to extract. It also makes the viewer question what it's about. Who is that person and why do they have no face? Do the letters in the background spell out clues? Why is there an airplane? I also like how the author used leading lines to draw our eyes to the person. This photo not only illustrates an unknown metaphor, but also tells a story. The coloring is also unique.

2. //Woman Who Loves Fish// Maggie Taylor This picture will influence my work in many ways. First, its uniqueness. The picture looks both like a painting, where somebody hand-painted every little detail, and also like a photograph. Second, I love how the checkered flooring makes a horizon and makes the picture look very busy. Last, I like how literally the author illustrated a woman who "loved fish". This picture is actually where I got my idea to create a photograph of a metaphor with a literal interpretation.

3. //Bright sunny morning, rozen snow, cut slab, scraped snow away with a stick, just short of breaking through.// Andy Goldsworthy Andy Goldsworthy used a lot of nature photographs but by far I believe this one is the most unique. The sun bouncing off the white snow makes the colors glow. The rings in the slab of snow look like the rings in a tree, depicting some type of metaphor. The background that has no snow also draws the eye in; why is everything in this photograph physically wrong? This work has inspired my own by its use of color. Even colors such as white and brown cannot be boring and that lighting is very important when composing a complete photograph.

Lyrics by the band Coldplay: I turn the music up, I got my records on I shut the world outside until the lights come on Maybe the streets alight, maybe the trees are gone I feel my heart start beating to my favorite song

And all the kids they dance, all the kids all night Until Monday morning feels another life I turn the music up I'm on a roll this time And heaven is in sight

I turn the music up, I got my records on From underneath the rubble sing a rebel song Don't want to see another generation drop I'd rather be a comma than a full stop

Maybe I'm in the black, maybe I'm on my knees Maybe I'm in the gap between the two trapezes But my heart is beating and my pulses start Cathedrals in my heart

As we saw oh this light I swear you, emerge blinking into To tell me it's alright As we soar walls, every siren is a symphony And every tear's a waterfall Is a waterfall

So you can hurt, hurt me bad But still I'll raise the flag Oh Every teardrop is a waterfall

LYRICS AND PROJECT ANALYSIS: I chose these lyrics firstly because it is very popular not only with my peers, but this band is known around the world. They new album tells one story throughout the songs through metaphors and ideas. I also chose these lyrics because of how relatable they are; whenever anybody is sad, they feel like they are crying "waterfalls", they feel completely hopeless like the world is ending. This song has many different visual metaphors. Firstly, the "heart start beating to my favorite song". The heart is not literally "beating" to their "favorite song" but instead shows the strong connection people have between themselves and music. Music (like artwork and text) can stir up a lot of emotions. Second, "heaven is in sight". This part of the song is very literal; the person feels very happy, enlightened, and hopeful just like supposedly heaven represents. The next visual metaphor I see is "I'd rather be a comma than a full stop". This reflects the authors want to never be forgotten. They want other people to build and grow off of their generation, not completely "drop" and restart like a period in a sentence. Next, the last stanza's line "cathedrals in my heart". Once again, there are not literal "cathedrals" in the human heart but is further amplifying the author's want to tell a story to the reader. Lastly, is the entire meaning of the song "every teardrop is a waterfall". Tears represent sadness and are usually understated. The author wants us to instead to help these sad people, recognize how great of an impact tears are, and to be happy! It is a very positive song.

There are many different ways a viewer could interpret these lyrics. It could be literal, metaphorical, symbolic, or even religious or philosophical. For example, somebody could believe Coldplay was talking about Christianity in general because of the "heaven" and "cathedral" reference. I want to take a literal approach (like Maggie Taylor) to some of the song lyrics and to portray everything as symbols. My ideas would to be somebody crying a waterfall with a heaven-like landscape and heavy contrast on color from light to dark. Maybe I could interweave a music theme too as another faint layer. I want the photograph to show both the sadness in the world and also the happiness. Like Coldplay illustrates, optimism is the best way to live life but we also need to recognize the sadness in the world to find a correct balance.