The Illusion of Life

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The following is addressed to those confused about the meaning of life...

The Illusion of Life

Presented by Noah Braun


This piece didn't have as clear as a narrative as my last one. However, I did start realizing that most of these involve a type of perspective. In the enlightenment, I decided to contextualize this art as the mystery of life. The man is a warped perspective, the bottle is an inconsistent sight, and the vase is a deceiving illusion. All of these tie into how we try to question the meaning of life.

This drawing demonstrates how I took the same piece of trash and placed it on a piece of tattered paper. The theme is similar to the concept of quickly drawing on a napkin. Each sketch is presented in a different style as though to demonstrate different ideas. Drawing this over and over again helped me realize the different details on the problem.

This vase drawing brought up an interesting contradiction while making it. Yes, it is true that these could be seen as either faces or vases. However, trying to add background details adds another dimension to this perplexity. Now there are either expressing and hair on the two faces, or the vase is placed in a museum. Either way, the answer is up to interoperation.

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