This digital poster uses my portrait as a canvas to capture the essence of self-representation in design, mirroring the theme of the DesignGenius event that took place uptown on November 1st. Each segment of my face is crafted with a unique design approach, showing how different styles can come together to create a cohesive whole. This layering reflects the event’s mission: empowering adults to explore how design can help them build and define their personal brands in a future-focused, creative industry. The black foreground is intentional, guiding viewers focus to the designed elements, which represent the various ways we present ourselves in our work. This composition not only pays homage to the event’s goal but also serves as a bold statement on the possibilities of design as a tool for self-discovery and identity-building.
Design Genius by Pablo Villanueva seems to be a collage style motion graphic. It is composed of multiple pieces of the human body in a multitude of different graphic choices placed atop one another. It uses the human brain to compose the head of a person, what looks like a cutout clip of a drawn/painted eye, a cut out of a human eye, two separate ears in blue and one in yellow, a cutout of a human mouth, and a swirly image of something shiny as the base of the head. The separate and different objects all come together to create a whole human head.
ReplyDeleteThe work speaks to that of pieces from different styles coming together to create a cohesive work. One can interpret it in terms of personality by showcasing how humans are not simple creatures who are all just one simple personality or characteristic, rather that humans are a collage of a multitude of events, emotions, people we’ve met, and places we’ve seen or visited all together that mold us into who we are. I think the work is more psychological as it pertains to multiple different styles of works being composed together to create a new work altogether.
I think a few more visual cues would help to interpret the work, as of right now with just the mp4 and the description provided, I’m struggling to see how it portrays a transformative portrait. With the artist description alone, I’m seeing that it’s more of an ode or personal interpretation of DesignGenius Event that occurred on November first. When I looked up the event I actually felt like the work was more of a motion copy version of the event hostesses work by the Harvey B. Gantt Center ( https://www.instagram.com/hbganttcenter/p/DA8lYSsJLmr/ ). However, I do feel like the image does work very well as a portrait in the sense that it does create what one can use as a representation of self. I think Pablo did a great job mirroring the theme of the DesignGenius event artwork.
I think that the motion works well to suggest that the subject is created by having a coming together of a multitude of different artistic style resources. Although not every element within the image directly correlates with one another, it’s composed and completed in a way that ties it all together as one cohesive piece. I think the motion could highlight the key element of transformation in the sense that multiple pieces are coming together to create a new one. I also think that having the eye blinking and making direct eye contact with the viewer creates more of a personal connection.
I think this work exists within our larger culture in the sense that we are all a composure of a multitude of different backgrounds and events that we go through to be who we currently are. I think it also showcases the ability of using not so obvious objects or images to represent something else, for example, it's very obvious that people don't walk around with their brain on their head, it’s inside your head and not visible to the naked eye. However, the way it was composed allows the viewer to believe that it’s representing the head of the human and not actually the brain itself.
Overall, I believe Pablo did a good job at mirroring the theme that Harvey B. Gantt Center created, while adding his own motion and slight alterations to it. It’s very clear to see where he got his inspiration from, however I think he could’ve tied it to the transformative portrait a little more by pushing his own style onto it along with modifying it more to himself to transform it into his work. The composure of the work was very well done and the motion added seemed very appropriate and enhancing for the work itself.