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I'm very pleased to see you choosing Tamara - it's very different and represents a challenge - but I am a bit confused by your understanding of Calvino's text? Calvino describes a city that is busy with signs and services, with text and shops and advertising: Calvino describes a metropolis that reminds us of spaces like these:
When I read Calvino's descriptions of Tamara, I can't find the big clean classical architecture to which you refer in your OGR; isn't Tamara more chaotic, more made up of layers of stuff? There is a sense of noise and activity in Calvino's description - almost as if, were you to arrive in Tamara, you'd find the visual spectacle of its streets over-stimulating - too much to see, to much to do, too many choices...
You might want to look at the Futurists for some inspiration as to how you might convey the hectic energy of Calvino's Tamara in a single image; the futurists wanted to convey the energy of the modern city and did so by putting the movement of everything into their images:
I'm getting a sense from your OGR that you haven't yet committed to getting under the skin of Calvino's text, which is encouraging you to think about 'the city' in a conventional way. Remember your job: you are a concept artist, and your first job is to work closely with the original text. I think you need to concentrate more on what Calvino is actually telling you about Tamara...
OGR 06/10/2017
ReplyDeleteHey Filipe,
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I'm very pleased to see you choosing Tamara - it's very different and represents a challenge - but I am a bit confused by your understanding of Calvino's text? Calvino describes a city that is busy with signs and services, with text and shops and advertising: Calvino describes a metropolis that reminds us of spaces like these:
https://www.nycgo.com/images/venues/152/times-square-at-night_jen-davis_121__x_large.jpg
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/WHVCozQ.jpg
http://c8.alamy.com/comp/A0PKD4/new-york-city-american-iconic-typical-cityscape-view-symbol-images-A0PKD4.jpg
http://res.cloudinary.com/trendlier-com/image/upload/h_631,w_950,c_fill/q_auto/f_auto/v1482567890/vivafront/zysvvnc14nlbkypaigqs.jpg
http://travelshus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/outside-the-grand-bazaar-istanbul.jpg
When I read Calvino's descriptions of Tamara, I can't find the big clean classical architecture to which you refer in your OGR; isn't Tamara more chaotic, more made up of layers of stuff? There is a sense of noise and activity in Calvino's description - almost as if, were you to arrive in Tamara, you'd find the visual spectacle of its streets over-stimulating - too much to see, to much to do, too many choices...
You might want to look at the Futurists for some inspiration as to how you might convey the hectic energy of Calvino's Tamara in a single image; the futurists wanted to convey the energy of the modern city and did so by putting the movement of everything into their images:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Street_Enters_the_House
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/f/futurism
I'm getting a sense from your OGR that you haven't yet committed to getting under the skin of Calvino's text, which is encouraging you to think about 'the city' in a conventional way. Remember your job: you are a concept artist, and your first job is to work closely with the original text. I think you need to concentrate more on what Calvino is actually telling you about Tamara...