A Visual Journal: Image in Shape

Using the 3 motifs I have chosen from the theme of 'dystopia' I began to think about using cut outs from magazines and other miscellaneous ephemera to create images made purely of shape. I questioned how I could convey the motifs of 'war', 'product' and 'urban decay' using such a simple process of image generation.


Whilst I felt some of these images worked, I am aware that I was still too reliant on line to create texture (as can be seen above). We were later permitted to use line intentionally with the shape cutouts - despite this freedom I still tried to push my use of shape also.

I feel that these outcomes improved upon my first attempts at shape using cutouts. I had become aware of using line as my primary tool and tried instead to use it as an afterthought thus forcing me to be more reliant on shape.