Personal symbol- research & design concepts

List how you identify yourself and how your community sees you then conduct research about the history of symbols and how it inspired your concepts. Post your research in your learning portfolio.

How I identify myself:

want to find real connections
romantic outlook
adaptable
dependable
enthusiastic
caring
introvert

How I think others see me:

innocent
distant
responsible
“cute”

MOODBOARD-

the theater, opera, ballet… a celebration of fantasy, a reflection of my romantic outlook

DESIGN PROPOSAL-

I grew up dancing ballet and most oftentimes, the story revolved around good versus bad, where the hero would live happily ever after. I must admit that perhaps part of this sentiment that the good would always overcome still carries in my personality. I wanted to share my romantic storybook-like perspective and create something that celebrates the beauty of life, even if it is a little fantastical. I am thinking of creating a decoration that can be worn on the head or face. It could be like a crown or a type of glasses like the ones worn to the theater. I was inspired by dandelion flowers, how we believed they granted wishes when we were younger, and celestial motifs like the moon, which night brings the mood to dream. I hope to create something that reflects these stars and stems of the dandelion fluff as an accessory that would emanate and reflect this profound romanticism of life.

RESEARCH-

: Xu bing book from the sky 1987-91

: Ceiling mural of Mogul Grottoes in Gansu Province, Western Wei dynasty 556. Depicts fairies, humans birds, mountains, dragons to create an atmosphere for believes to be pious

: Dish, 1430-1460. Valencia Spain, tin-glazed earthenware with arms of Angarani of Vicenza

: Homongi Kimono “Family crests.” Masazumi Sekino, 2001 Kyoto Japan Homogi, modern kimono for official visits worn at official ceremonies or parties like the vintage dress.

: Bed cover (blanket) with the coat of arms of the Báthori family. Early 17th century, Transylvania Hungary, velvet embroidered in relief with gold thread, silk border Coat of arms in middle enclosed with floral motifs with flower stems in Turkish style.

: Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling with the monogram: AS. Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise 1830-97, graphite, pen and ink, watercolor on wove paper

: Decorated incipit page with Very Dignum Monogram. 1025-1059 Ottonian manuscript

: Model letters form the Chunhua Pavilion, 992 Song Dynasty, ink on paper

History
1. Chinese
2. Egyptian Hieroglyphics
  1. Language of pictograms
3. Printer’s devices (symbols)
  1. Identify printer or Publisher of a book
  2. Orb and the cross signifying earth & Christianity
Forms
1. Watermarks
  1. Decorative images embedded into fibers of papers
    1. Now used for security
Status
1. Coat of arms & Family crests
  1. Originated on armor to identify soldiers
2. Monogram
  1. “Single line” in Greek
  2. Early illiterate European monarchs would sign with a custom monogram
    1. Designer’s monogram can increase the status of an everyday object
Symbols in Art
1. Dog = loyalty vs. cat = lust
  1. Manet’s “Olympia” 1865 Realism
2. Sunflower = Mao and Sunflower seeds = nationality and uniformity in communist China
  1. Ai Weiwei, Kui Hua Zi, 2010

The History of Symbols: Symbol Primer. Accessed September 1, 2019. http://www.designhistory.org/Symbols_pages/symbols.html.

“AP®︎ Art History | Arts and Humanities.” Khan Academy. Khan Academy. Accessed September 1, 2019. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history.

Google Arts & Culture. Google. Accessed September 1, 2019. https://artsandculture.google.com/.

metmuseum.org. Accessed September 1, 2019. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/471794.

Inspiration from the streets:

: A mix of samurai and it’s a small world with modern Kawaii culture

: Street art by local store. Is it really demanding Girl Power/Be Confident, or is this representation still more kawaii cutesy based?

: collector babies, cute and a little Kitsch

: interesting collaging with ominous colors in a usually happy field scene. Is she bracing from the storm of birds flapping their wings or something else?