Meaning of the Word

Construction Depicting the Meaning of the Word

            Our word “contrast” was particularly hard to construct and place in a location that was ordinary and not cliché. However, instead of just using color (such as black and white) or just using size contrast, we decided to make something very different and unique combing both of those aspects. Since one of the criteria was to include at least one word that was three feet tall, we used that to our advantage with the size contrast idea, and made a huge future “t” which in a way spits the two sides of the word into white and black contrast. The first three letters were constructed in a three-dimensional way so that the top letter was cut out with a white boarder and the back letter showing through as black and vise versa with the last four letters. The giant “t” helps impels the contrast even further by dividing the letter into two colors black and white. Then, to further depict the meaning of Contrast, which is all about differing aspect and showing to distinct differences, we needed to find a location that would make the word stand out. One of the locations was in Allen Fieldhouse, which has a pure white wall that was a corner so we placed the first three letters on one side and the giant “t” at the intersecting corner and the other four letters on the other side of the wall

This shows the word contrast because it divides the word and you can see the two differing sides of black and white, which are divided with a abnormally large letter in the middle that shows size contrast. The other location was also in Allen Fieldhouse where there was a transparent glass door and also a white wall next to it that had the same profound effect with the black and white paint, except this placement was more linear and clear to see it at a more frontal view.

Lastly, our third location was in a darker space this time that was more compact and gave it a more unique way to look at the work. The white paint really showed through in this location and it showed contrast between the two colors really well.