Noumenon: A 2D representation of a soul
Format
Senior Art and Design Exhibition
Faculty Mentor Name
Marie Lee
Faculty Mentor Department
Graphic Design
Abstract/Artist Statement
The following is a representation of the individuality and mystery of a soul as seen through art and psychology. Art’s expressive freedom is directly opposite of the scientific analyses supporting Psychology. Graphic design is the wonderful marriage of both extremes, because I believe graphic design is a fusion of art and order. I’m drawn to strong geometric shapes, since they can be mathematically reproduced with the proper measurements, angles and functions. However, the image does not come together on its own, it requires “man” to piece it all together. Each piece laid with our influences and our experiences of what is functional, and “beautiful”. Each piece on its own is significant, but only after we attribute and arrange them in meaningful ways. Despite the different shapes, there is something common throughout the geometric shapes: the Spheres, or “Cores” of the composition. Descartes, one of the great philosophers, was trying to understand where in the human body does the connection of body and soul meet. He believed the physical and technically replicable human body was mechanical, and the soul was a non-material substance that governed the body, in a philosophy he called Dualism. He believed the Pineal Gland, a spherical gland in our brains was the bridge between body and mind. In my work, the spheres are representing the inner parts of what makes us human, despite how similar our physical makeup may be. The geometric shapes represent our experiences, naturally varying, but a similar core.
Location
Reynolds Art Gallery
Start Date
16-4-2014 6:00 PM
End Date
16-4-2014 8:00 PM
Noumenon: A 2D representation of a soul
Reynolds Art Gallery
The following is a representation of the individuality and mystery of a soul as seen through art and psychology. Art’s expressive freedom is directly opposite of the scientific analyses supporting Psychology. Graphic design is the wonderful marriage of both extremes, because I believe graphic design is a fusion of art and order. I’m drawn to strong geometric shapes, since they can be mathematically reproduced with the proper measurements, angles and functions. However, the image does not come together on its own, it requires “man” to piece it all together. Each piece laid with our influences and our experiences of what is functional, and “beautiful”. Each piece on its own is significant, but only after we attribute and arrange them in meaningful ways. Despite the different shapes, there is something common throughout the geometric shapes: the Spheres, or “Cores” of the composition. Descartes, one of the great philosophers, was trying to understand where in the human body does the connection of body and soul meet. He believed the physical and technically replicable human body was mechanical, and the soul was a non-material substance that governed the body, in a philosophy he called Dualism. He believed the Pineal Gland, a spherical gland in our brains was the bridge between body and mind. In my work, the spheres are representing the inner parts of what makes us human, despite how similar our physical makeup may be. The geometric shapes represent our experiences, naturally varying, but a similar core.