Dr. Shuetze-Coburn
14 September 2017
This illustration explores the wonders of determination, transition, and outcome. It uses
many different factors such as colors and symbols to convey the central idea of the creation. By
Analysis
In the art work, the first thing that is highly evident to me is the colors. One side has all
these vibrant and lively shades but on the right side, which is the majority of the picture, it is
black and white. By just skimming the picture, one can grasp the fact that there is something that
man is trying to pursue. Not only is the man disproportionate with the rest of the drawing, the
tree is, too. Unusually, the sun, moon, and stars are out all at the same time which most likely
means it is early morning or mid-evening. The black and white section has a city in the
background but in the colorful section, it seems magical or dream-like because the sky setting.
Inferences
The illustrator uses the majority of the picture to show a banal world versus a world that
seems brilliant and filled with vibrancy. This is how we, as new juniors, can perceive things:
banal and black and white. The black and white shows our general and current mindset but as we
entered this course we are now becoming the man in the illustration. The other side is, where
there are these wonderful shades, how we ought to see the world at the end of the course.
When I noticed the tree, it reminded me of my current knowledge: simple yet growing.
The sun, moon, and the stars makes that part of life seem not too uneventful but rather something
that has potential. Our minds and skills, before the class, had potential but potential cannot
become anything unless we challenge it. The illustration depicts the transition from a hackneyed
Synthesis
As we see it, the illustrator does an elaborate job of depicting transition. When viewing
this art work, everyone can definitely relate to it in some way. In this context, a viewer can take
away some inspiration. When going into a place where you know you will be challenged, you
can either look at it from a negative standing point or a positive standing point such as this one.
The illustration demonstrates the determination to cross over to the other side of thought and also
Evaluation
Altogether, the creator admirably fulfilled the illustration of transition. If its intent was to
encourage other to challenge their banal lifestyle and thinking, then it succeeded enormously. It
really put a bright side onto hard work especially coming from a more difficult, attentive course.
The purpose of this creation helped me thoroughly understand the reason for this course,