Graphic Design Breadth

Assignment #10

Still Life Deconstruction

Focus: Variety, Repetition, Scale

Goal: Poster layout that creates interesting movement and repetition through the placement of the deconstructed piece of an object.

Choose an object that you can deconstruct or take apart that is NOT electronic (nothing that contains circuit boards or power cords). Make sure that there are at least 10 parts that make up your object. Keep in mind that you may not be able to put it back together again, so find something that's old or broken that you don't mind getting rid of. Can't find anything at your house? Ask around. Look at garage sales. Thrift shops are a great place to find cheap objects that you can disassemble. Safety is your #1 priority! Be careful and don't take apart anything that will harm you, other people, or pets.

Instructions:

Check out the artist Todd McLellan and his "Things Come Apart" series. Todd McLellan has mastered deconstruction in his series "Things Come Apart" to show his viewers the intricate inner workings of everyday objects.

"Each photograph is itself a work of art and offers a reinterpretation of our familiar world. They connect people with the child-like joy of taking something apart to see how it works and will appeal to anyone with a curiosity about the material world."

Graphic Design:

Photograph the original object from several different angles BEFORE deconstructing it. Take photos of the object as you take it apart in stages from the same angle. Use these to create a series of three images that have been digitally altered to show an x-ray like quality or your own personal spin or the idea that “things come apart” or have both internal and external qualities. These photos can be digitally manipulated in Photoshop anyway you artistically feel compelled to do so. However, they must show some part of the original object and some part of the interior pieces.

LEARN MORE about Todd McLellan's work.

“When you deconstruct something, you can’t quite put it back the way it was before. Looking at the same things and seeing them differently is, in my mind, the heart of creativity.” ~Ayse Birsel

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