Aryeh Masters/Juliana Courogen/Zhongyang Huang
Lulu Zhang
Jun 8, 2020
Jun 8 at 3:01pm
I really like how even though the three pieces are very different from each other, they cohesively blend well together because of the anime-like components within each image. I’m not sure if the image on the right is digital or created with pen and paper, however, I like the monochrome theme. Because of the ethereal details, the right image blends nicely with the corresponding colorful images.
I interpret this piece as a fantasy/adventure story that can be read similarly to Japanese manga comic books. On the right is the beginning of the story with dragons and other dream-like creatures existing together in harmony. The middle image depicts a war-like scene, because of the red being held inside the hand. It’s a very chaotic scene with a lot emotions. The image on the left is the aftermath. The use of green portrays the scene as gruesome, toxic wasteland vibes. I think the use of the different themes of color actually adds to the picture as a whole. I know everything I’m interpreting is in my own head, but the monochrome in the right image gives off the feeling of a narrative being told in the beginning of the story. I never seen the movie but I’m thinking of the beginning narration in the Last Airbender: “Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony…”
Vincent Morrelli
Jun 5, 2020
Jun 5 at 3:13pm
I really liked this piece the fluidity of it. Although it is clear the line between each person’s space, all participants worked well with in the theme and it makes the piece congruent. All of them seemed to have very different styles but they all made the piece feel like one. I really liked the use of color in the middle and left column. The use of the reds makes them work well together. The sort of chaotic nature of the drawings is found in all them also, making them work well. One thing that I would suggest about this piece is the is the parts in the drawings don’t flow together all the time. Sometimes they seem a little random, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I don’t think it takes away from the piece overall.
Aijia Shen
Jun 5, 2020
Jun 5 at 10:13pm
I really like the way that this piece transforms from image to image. The amount of detail really clashes with the amount of things going on the picture, and it draws the eye to a lot of things. This can be distracting, but for this format, I think it works really well. Each vertical slice has its own personality, color, and feel to it, but I can see how it becomes one piece when looking at the overall image. However, it’s a little hard to tell how each piece is related to one another, as they all seem to be showing different things. I think it might be better if there was a big figure to tie the three together, as i almost start to look for something that is present in all three photos. I almost see a long dragon, with its head on the left, and many tails coming out from the right, but I’m not 100% sure.