In
the later stages of Henri Matisse's life, he developed a skill in
cutting and sticking shape together to create abstract forms based on
reality. They are described as 'pulsating with energy', which could
be because Matisse did them so spontaneously.
By
randomly cutting shapes out from an M I created a spontaneous arrow,
which was to communicate a direction of energy and speed. However, by
looking at this from another angle I was able to see that the
cuttings from the M could also be used to create a composition.
This
design was more fluid and natural, yet it had no purpose and lost
some of the urgency that much of Matisse's work has. His work shows
'extraordinary bursts of expression' which is perhaps important for
symbols. Hoffman has also said symbols must “radiate
movement, tone values and forms as forces.” Suggesting for a sign
to be followed it must have energy to motivate people to do the
action.
The
human form especially can be something expressive and subjective, so
I juxtaposed a women's body with the idea of a 'no stopping sign.'
This had the energy aspect of the design, however I found it became
too playful and would not have worked as a directive sign.
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