Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Concept Board & Artist Statement

MEDIA ART 3 : MMA2123
Assignment 1: RE-VISUALIZED STATISTICAL DATA INTO METAPHORIC CREATIVE INTERACTION.
Name : Goh Wen Shyan
ID : 1112701437
Artwork Title : “Stop Child Abuse”
Artist Statement :

Why am I choosing the egg as a metaphor for this artwork ? From the research and we knew that egg is a weakness thing. So I using the egg to represent the kids/child, they are easy to destroy and they are weak, they need protective not ABUSE !

The White background is to represent the Purity and Innocence of the child. The Crack that came out when clicking the egg is to represent the damage the prison that hurt to the child. The crack won’t recover, if its recover but the damage still remain inside the mind of the child. The sounds when clicking the egg is to represent the pain of the child is a kind of respond when you abusing a child.

The typeface that I use in this artwork is “Syntax”. The classes of this typeface is humanist. So this can be represent as a human(Child). The Blue ribbon is a awareness ribbon that for Stop Child Abusing purpose.

Research on Awareness Ribbon of Child Abuse

Blue Ribbon Against Child Abuse

http://www.supportstore.com/awareness-child-abuse.html

http://photobucket.com/images/child%20abuse%20ribbons?page=1

Research on Crack, Hurt, Pain

https://www.mylifestages.org/asktheexpert/QuestionAnswer.page?questionid=1539

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_cracking_your_shoulders_or_neck_cause_any_permanent_damage

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2156179/Letting-chiropractor-crack-neck-ease-pain-trigger-stroke.html

http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-soft-tissue-injury-in-a-car-accident.htm

Idea Development % Sketches $ MindMap

Idea Development - Inspiration

http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/information-graphics-1232836

http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/inspiration/infographics-tips-resources/

Statistic Data on Child Abuse

11 Facts About Child Abuse

1.Approximately 5 children die every day because of child abuse.
2.1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys will be sexually abused before they reach age 18.
3.90 percent of child sexual abuse victims know the perpetrator in some way. 68 percent are abused by a family member.
4.Most children become victims of abuse and neglect at 18 months or younger.
5.In 2010, 1,537 children died of abuse or neglect.
- 79.4 percent were under the age of 4.
- 47.7 percent were under the age of 1.
6.Boys (48.5 percent) and girls (51.2 percent) become victims at nearly the same rate.
7. 3.6 million cases of child abuse are reported every year in the U.S. And the number of children involved in these reports is 6 million.
8.Abused and neglected children are 11 times more likely to engage in criminal behavior as an adult.
9.About 80 percent of 21-year-olds who were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder.
10. 14 percent of all men and 36 percent of all women in prison were abused as children.
11.Abused children are less likely to practice safe sex, putting them at greater risk for STDs. They’re also 25 percent more likely to experience teen pregnancy.

http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-child-abuse

http://www.arkofhopeforchildren.org/issues/child-abuse-statistics-info#.UeWFS9I0WuJ

Research on Grey Color (Font & Crack color)

Gray is the color of sorrow. People who favor gray can be the lone wolf type or narrow-minded. Gray with more silver in it can be a very active color.

Native Americans associate gray with friendship. Gray is the symbol for security, maturity and dependability. It connotes responsibility and conservative practicality.

Gray Energy

Gray is the true neutral color. Its energy imparts void, emptiness, lack of movement, emotion, warmth and identifying characteristics. Because of this, gray can be restful. It has a detached and isolated feeling. Gray can have a cooling effect when placed next to other more vibrant colors. It has a stabilizing effect, making vibrant colors stand out while muting their vibration.

Put some gray in your life when you want:

to emphasize your willingness to comply
a neutral, non-invasive feeling
to reduce the intense energy of another color
to feel detached or isolated

http://crystal-cure.com/gray.html

http://www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com/color-gray.html

Research on metaphor Egg

What Does The Egg Represent?

Egg do represent a new life , new life = child,baby,kids

Easter Sunday is considered the most important Christian holiday. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his death. It is popularly celebrated with egg hunting and toy bunny rabbits.

Easter eggs represent new life or the sealing of the Tomb of Christ and their cracking symbolised His resurrection from the dead. Many people or families celebrate the Easter weekend by decorating Easter eggs.

The Easter egg represents fertility and re-birth, and it has its origin in pagan practices. It was adopted as part of the Christian Easter festival and it came to represent the resurrection or rebirth of Christ after the crucifixion. An egg's outer shell makes it look lifeless, but within it houses new life, just like the tomb of Christ.

The Easter eggs represents the Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection. Just as Christ broke out of the tomb on Easter morning, the yolk of the egg breaks out of its shell when cracked. Generally, the decoration of eggs for Easter is part of the folk traditions of many cultures, although it has little or no religious significance any more.

Easter eggs symbolize the tomb from which Christ emerged and the hatching of the chick represents new life....

http://www.ask.com/question/what-does-the-easter-egg-represent

Research on White color

The Color White

The meaning of the color white is purity,
innocence, wholeness and completion

White is color at its most complete and pure, the color of perfection. The color meaning of white is purity, innocence, wholeness and completion.

In color psychology white is the color of new beginnings, wiping the slate clean, so to speak. It is the blank canvas waiting to be written upon. While white isn't stimulating to the senses, it opens the way for the creation of anything the mind can conceive.

White contains an equal balance of all the colors of the spectrum, representing both the positive and negative aspects of all colors. Its basic feature is equality, implying fairness and impartiality, neutrality and independence. It is interesting to note that babies come into the world with a perfect balance of white, ready to imprint their lives with all the colors of the spectrum (hopefully!) from all their life experiences.

http://www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com/color-white.html