Brief: Using the theme of gravity, design two frames showcasing two different art movements and one frame mashing the two together.
Designed in Photoshop
n. The force that attracts objects with mass towards each other, keeping planets in orbit and objects on Earth's surface
I associate gravity as having a weight to it. That things are being pulled in, towards something. And there is a fragility in that. Things can fall and brake due to the force of gravity.
Art Deco has these very geometric, symmetrical, more simple, and streamlined look to it. There is value in machine made objects. This design represents gravity and Art Deco through a glass window look. The spheres look like they are hanging, glass is a fragile object so it would break if it fell.
Constructivism is very focused on geometric abstraction, the use of bright and bold colours, and the combination of faktura (material properties) and tektorika (spatial properties). The design features and hourglass to show the passage of time through things falling.
This design combines the symmetry of Art Deco in the planet and its gravitational pull on the triangle. While the colours, texture, and layout call more to a Constructivist look.
Some other possibilities I considered were having the Art Deco piece feel more like the entrance to a grand hall. The idea was to place it at the back of an entrance to have this recursive nature to it.
The Constructivist piece started out in a lot more of a closed concept. Still playing with the idea of objects floating and falling, but in a contained way.
I also played around a little with a boarder on the Art Deco piece. Continuing that use of machined elements to add interest to the composition. The boarder took away from the main composition too much and also made it feel too sturdy.
The Mashup was originally flipped and had a moon-like object instead of the triangle. This composition clashed with the rest of the pieces since they were all 'falling,' or moving down, in the frame. And the change to the triangle was to add a sharper element to catch the eye.
