AFTER TALKING TO MEG IN CLASS ABOUT THE EXTERIOR OF THE BOATSHEDS WE DISCUSSED WHY I HAD CHOSEN TO ADOPT THE STRIPED EXTERIOR OF A CIRCUS TENT. THE STRIPES TO ME REPRESENT THE CIRCUS' TEMPORARY SET UP (USUALLY A TRAVELING THING). THE STRIPES ARE EYE CATCHING, SYMBOLIC AND EVERYONE RECOGNIZES RED AND WHITE STRIPES AS A REPRESENTATION OF A CIRCUS/ FAIR GROUND/ CARNIVAL. SHE ALSO SUGGESTED I LOOK AT SOME OTHER EXAMPLES OF PATTERN AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO RECREATING SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY AN EXISTING CONCEPT- THE ONLY DIFFERENCE TO MINE IS THE RELATION TO THE PERFORMANCE ARCADE AND ART AND PERFORMANCE.
SUGGESTED PATTERNS:
RAZZLE DAZZLE
CAMOFLAGE USED ON WARSHIPS DURING WW1 & WW2. CONTRASTING PATTERNS HAVE AN ILLUSIONAL EFFECT ON THE EYE. INTRIGUING TO LOOK AT.
WHEN RESEARCHING 'EYE CATCHING' MY RESULTS REFERENCED:
BRIGHT COLOURS
STRIKING PATTERNS
OUT OF PLACE
DRAMATIC
IMPRESSIVE
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