3-D to 2-D - 3-D Materials and Concepts

"Moonage Daydream"

Window Frame Version

Easel and Paper Version

Artist Statement

     I made this image to appear like a collage, to show that the individual images and items are pieced together into a single cohesive image. However, the images are distorted and taken out of context enough to where a viewer that has seen the original images will not be distracted or even be able to recognize many of the images. When I thought of 2-D images, I immediately envisioned the style of animation or cartoons. So, I made the image very fantastic and bright to separate the image from the reality of the original images. This was also the reason for making the focus of the image a smiling character walking through the landscape. The framing around the image play two different roles depending on the version. The first image has the framing for a window into this fictional land; the second image uses shading to create the illusion of this image existing in a 3-D world within the image as a whole (kind of like a paper is on an easel). Finally, the title (also the title of a David Bowie song) reflects the outer space setting of the image, first of all, but also the dream-like and fantastical quality to the image.