This unit has been very interesting but at the same time challenging. I never stopped to even think that there were so many varieties of lines. I was surprised to learn that there were "expressive lines", who knew?This playground is one block from my house and I never considered all the lines, shapes and forms that there are in a play structure. There is even a triangle on top and a couple of vertical lines on it. Not to mention the circular curves in the slides..
My perspective has already changed on how I looked at the world around me. Lines can even express movement, I find all these amazing!
Picture of whitewater rafting at the American River in Coloma, CA.
I'm still trying to understand the difference between one-point linear perspective and two-point linear perspective. In this picture, I can see a two-point linear perspective. The vanishing point is on the horizon where the river flows down stream. Probably the recession is diagonal from my point of view. Besides that there are so many types of shapes in the river rocks, some seem more triangular, others more rounded.
It's true that we live in a 3-dimensional space. Now when I drive around my town, I'm always looking to see what kind of shapes I can see in nature or if I can find a linear perspective. There is a lot of nature and trees everywhere around here and everytime I see more contour lines in the horses and deer, specially the pregnant ones, too... I think it's great!!
I found this house around my block pretty awesome! It has so many shapes in it. The vertical columns by the balconies and the horizontal lines on the balconies itself. The main window is huge with an arch at the top and the shape of the roof on top of the window has a triangular shape. Some windows are rectangular and others are square. These are examples of analytic lines. They are the classical lines, pretty precise and controlled.
2 comments:
I too was confused a little on the one and two point linear perspecitves. I view the one-point as a hint by meaning, one main object in the picture that leads your eye in one direction. With the two-point linear perspective you have a main focus but your eye can go in oppisite directions.
As with your rafting picture. I see the rafters in the the white water then I go left to see if there's more on shore or in the river going towards the vanishing point. What I also see in this picture is an implied line.(pg 7 of the line lecture) The water near the vanishing point is clam but as the river leads you to the edge of the photo it has the white water and appears to be more hectic in that area. I remember an implied line, like the scary music that they put in a movie, you know something is going to happen, but you just don't know what. I think it also helps that the river is pictured in a diagonal direction so it gives way to a more dramatic feel.
Nice choice of images. Sounds like you've been a perspective detective. You found some really good evidence. There are aspects of two point perspective that are still a mystery to me. Your white water rafting picture reminds me of the Kumano Mandala hanging scroll from our book.
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