Portfolio Entry One

This image primarily explores the form of objects with lines down the contours as well as shading over top. The dark shading on the largest vase helps give a good sense of depth between itself and the vase in front of it. The arrangement of the items works in that the largest vase is balanced by the far left vase, with the skull assisting in the balance by bringing the eye down its surface diagonally pointing towards the left vase, which combined with the positioning of the vases gives the entire image a diagonal sense to it, with the eye shifting from the largest vase (a focal point of the image due to its size and simple shape, standing out amongst the objects) the eye travels down to the shaded area then follows the skull contours to the far left vase. Because of this set up the bottom right cup becomes important in anchoring the image and providing some perspective with regards to where the surface of the table is. The cup itself is arguably orphaned as it doesn’t touch any other objects; on the other hand the diagonal that cuts across the largest vase also cuts across the cup, although a better sense of drapery might improve the image composition.