while this illustration is beautifully drawn, and at first glance, maybe due to the warm tones and yellows, i would deem this to be a positive tone. however, the more i inspect the postcard and draw on my own deeper conclusions, i interpret this very much as a negative tone. first off, i am plagued by the absence of the number 9 on the clock. due to the proximity of each number shown and the circle in which it resides to, the crop would completely lend itself to at least eluding to a 9. so, therefore, i believe the lack of a 9 holds a deeper meaning- or a questionable quality. a lost hour or two, perhaps.
secondly, the circles, further investigated resemble a moon chart- which leads me to believe that there is a metaphor taking place--- as in one hour on the clock feels like one day---- or a suggestion of how quickly time goes.... a bit depressing really.
the cropping,orientation, and graph like lines of the clock and hands also give a sense of distorted time. rather than a straight on view with a clear sense of time and space, this view indicates a warped reality or twisted perception of time.
i believe that the mode of transmission is representative- as nothing is being spoken out directly, but depicted in visual form. the noise, for me, affects the meaning of the message only in regards to the visual representation of the object. i do not find that there are any significant present day aspects that would affect the transmission of meaning behind a clock or lunar cycles.
though not completely my intent, your interpretations are interesting. The number nine is left out only because it, along with the number three, does not appear on the actual object.
the moon chart is an interesting idea, but again this is a feature of the actual clock.
your getting close to my intention with the aspect of distorted time; warped reality is right on.
My message with this piece was negative, as you guessed.
My specific intent was to show this aspect of distorted reality, as you mentioned, or something relating to sleeping or dreaming, The somewhat friendly cheerful style of the illustration was meant to further emphasize this through juxtaposition—someone in critique this morning described it as "alice in wonderland" to put it another way. Putting a pleasant, playful face on this disconcerting image was an attempt to make it all the more unsettling.
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while this illustration is beautifully drawn, and at first glance, maybe due to the warm tones and yellows, i would deem this to be a positive tone. however, the more i inspect the postcard and draw on my own deeper conclusions, i interpret this very much as a negative tone. first off, i am plagued by the absence of the number 9 on the clock. due to the proximity of each number shown and the circle in which it resides to, the crop would completely lend itself to at least eluding to a 9. so, therefore, i believe the lack of a 9 holds a deeper meaning- or a questionable quality. a lost hour or two, perhaps.
secondly, the circles, further investigated resemble a moon chart- which leads me to believe that there is a metaphor taking place--- as in one hour on the clock feels like one day---- or a suggestion of how quickly time goes.... a bit depressing really.
the cropping,orientation, and graph like lines of the clock and hands also give a sense of distorted time. rather than a straight on view with a clear sense of time and space, this view indicates a warped reality or twisted perception of time.
i believe that the mode of transmission is representative- as nothing is being spoken out directly, but depicted in visual form. the noise, for me, affects the meaning of the message only in regards to the visual representation of the object. i do not find that there are any significant present day aspects that would affect the transmission of meaning behind a clock or lunar cycles.
though not completely my intent, your interpretations are interesting. The number nine is left out only because it, along with the number three, does not appear on the actual object.
the moon chart is an interesting idea, but again this is a feature of the actual clock.
your getting close to my intention with the aspect of distorted time; warped reality is right on.
My message with this piece was negative, as you guessed.
My specific intent was to show this aspect of distorted reality, as you mentioned, or something relating to sleeping or dreaming, The somewhat friendly cheerful style of the illustration was meant to further emphasize this through juxtaposition—someone in critique this morning described it as "alice in wonderland" to put it another way. Putting a pleasant, playful face on this disconcerting image was an attempt to make it all the more unsettling.
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