ENVIROMENTAL SCANNER

This whole piece contains plants, flowers, leafs and other elements I found in the Golden Gate Park. In the centre of the piece, sprig leafs are arranged forming a little irregular wheel. Around this revolve different leaves. Most of them have brown or red colors and are long and thin. There are also pieces of tree bark, which form really interesting curved patterns and shapes. Some big green leaves add a pop of color to the background. Splattered around that piece are a few daisies which add brightness to the piece. Also randomly distributed are some eucalyptus fruit, which have pretty star patterns, making them look like rattles. On the left part there is also a golden bottle cap.

 

The piece has an irregular pattern. In the centre there is a wheel formed by the sprig leaves. The other elements revolve around it. It is a subtle and uneven pattern. I think the brightness of the flowers and the bright green leaves is being contrasted with the neutral brown color that dominates the piece. There is also a great contrast between the different textures and patterns of each element. The emphasis is concentrated on the wheel in the centre of the composition, where the brightness is concentrated and then spread out and also where the definition is greater (the picture blurs as it spreads out). There is a symmetrical balance in the picture, all the elements are evenly spread throughout the scan, creating a unity between all the elements even thought they have different textures and patterns.

The meaning portrayed by this piece is the infinite variety and forms that nature can take. There are millions of different species of plants that are completely different from one another, and can have a wild variety of different colors, patterns and textures. All the elements in the composition convey this message very well, because the piece is a mixture of different colors, textures and patterns, however all of them are the same thing: plants. I think this says about me that I value every aspect of nature, that I know that plants can be beautiful and have very interesting patterns and colors, and that I think that something doesn’t have to have bright and bold colors to be beautiful. Nature won’t cease to surprise you, you don’t have to go far to find intricate and interesting designs, you have them all around you wherever you go.