Things You Notice

12th November 2014
The brief was re-examined in this case for a more broad review of motion. My ideas of motion were captured mostly in Paris, a place full of distraction and beauty so a perfect place to try to see things that aren't as obvious at first. Whilst most people swooned over the beauty of the Eiffel Tower and many other attractions, I tried to examine things that aren't as obvious such things as motion of traffic, motion of the crowds around them, the motion of the hustle and bustle of the city. I produced some gifs to enhance some of the movements that I managed to capture.
Simple aspects that maybe are overlooked by most who pass through the city, such as the maintenance of the streets etc.

Giacomo Balla

 Giacomo Balla was an artist that particularly stood out in the theme of capturing motion and noticing it too. The artist used his pieces to capture the essence of movement without actually allowing the piece to move. His blurred line usage and paint smudging techniques imitates the idea of movement, and the pace that the object is moving at. The blurred aspect particularly shows the speed of the motion, a technique that can be applied to animation such as on Adobe After Effects with the 'Motion Blur' tool, which applies a slight blur to  the music, creating an effective technique overall.

The way in which the movement happened was particularly beautiful in my opinion, the fact that instantly you can see exactly what he was trying to do especially in the featured painting of a dog running, showing the action and motion of the legs and tail. The aspect of colour is minimal in comparison to the bold forms of tone and black line, imitating the aspect of movement. I like the fact that an artist can sum up an idea of movement with not only a stationary form, but also a two dimensional aspect rather than a three dimensional form of animation.
 The more geometric the line forms become, the more and more abstract the pieces appear, but still withstanding the aspect of movement, forcing the viewer's eye across the page.