steiler_mythmetaphor


 * Concept:** I was inspired by the myth that witches supposedly have the mark of the devil and my idea for the metaphor is "add fuel to the fire." I am choosing to interpret the idea of the myth by worsening an already bad situation and increasing anger, hostility, or passion. Adding fire and the expression of anger to incorporate my choice of metaphor. Being a witch is bad enough, but being marked by the devil increases anger, hostility, and passion.


 * Subject:** The images I will need to shoot to create my idea are an image of a person, possibly myself. Also, I need to shoot an image of fire. It will involve one person, but a progression of anger, hostility, or passion will be captured in a series of images combined into one. The set will be open and the subject will be wearing skin-colored clothing to put the focus on the progression of his/her anger. The lighting will go from black to a red or orange color as he/she gets more angry or passionate.


 * Reasoning:** I wish to do this idea because, my subject is a play on the words of my concept. I will learn from it by photo shopping pictures together, which I have not yet done for a project. It is interesting to me because, it's different from the images I found. If my project turns out that way I hope it will, I will have put my own creative spin on the project and its' requirements.


 * Facts:** The metaphor I chose, "add fuel to the fire" dates back to roman times. As for the myth I chose, some traditions say that witches have two pupils in the left eye and deer horns in the right one. At first I considered photo shopping the eyes of my subject to match that myth, but I thought outside of the box and came up with my current concept which, I liked better.


 * Websites I gathered research from:**

Myth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_mythology_about_witches Metaphor: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/add+fuel+to+the+fire


 * Where I found the images (left to right): **

Image #1: http://www.wikiart.org/en/rene-magritte/the-future-of-statues-1937 Image #2: http://www.pinterest.com/hilraider/art/ Image #3: http://www.royal-painting.com/htmlopus/oil-painting-6849.html

The artist of the images is Rene Magritte. He is well known for his witty and thought-provoking surreal images. Rene's work is known for challenging observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality.