Study Task 2 - Objective symbols for Objective words

Making the subjective word an objective symbol

Escape

Definitions

-        Break free from confinement or control

-        Fail to be noticed or remembered by

-        A form of temporary distraction from reality or routine

Mark making exploring the concept of ‘escaping’ from a box, with the box flaps either holding something inside or are open and act as a directional symbol. Deviating from a straight line then continuing with it ‘breaks from routine’.

A box like formation has been created using the letter ‘Z’, through overlapping and cutting sections. Frutiger suggested that ‘x’ acts as a barrier which I have used to create the appearance of a boundary wall making it a solid object. However, when one ‘side’ is open this allows for escape.

Inescapable formations created using the letter ‘S’. The circular forms are viewed as maze paths with some being circular routes which you would not be able to get out from and others having dead ends.

Slightly wonky ‘corners’ create a sense of a fragile containment, holding the shape inside, which looks at any point to break free.

Hoffman suggested that the relationship between the dot and its background is important, when off centre this can create the impression of movement through a space and become unsettling. Using this concept it has created the idea of moving or escaping from inside the box to outside it, whilst also creating a sense of urgency. The use of an arrow also further emphasises the sense of direction from place to another.