Renee's Art Progression

Animal Crossing New Horizon "Because in advertising the signification of the image is undoubtedly intentional; the signifieds of the advertising message are formed a priori by certain attributes of the product and these signifieds have to be transmitted as clearly as possible. If the image contains signs, we can be sure that in advertising these signs are full, formed with a view to the optimum reading: the advertising image is frank, or at least emphatic" (Barthes 33). This image is the cover image that was used to promote Animal Crossing New Horizon when it came out. The title of the franchise is clearly noticeable in the picture - with brown outlining and yellow text. This use of contrasting colors allows for the text itself to not blend into the rest of the image given that bright colors are evident throughout it. While the franchise text can be recognized from a distance, the size does not take up the whole image; it doesn't even take up half. Most of the image is fi...

I am still on the fence about what I'd like to do for my final project, so this is me throwing ideas into the wind and seeing what comes to me. Animal Crossing mini installation: Back in art installations, my installation was based on a videogame called Overcooked! While I didn't host this installation for the class, I brought in my switch for the class to play the game and bring part of the installation to them. This time, the installation would be based on Animal Crossing. My idea for this is to 3D print out the characters, background/miscellaneous pieces, and terrains that are a part of the game (fruits, flowers, hills, houses, etc.), and paint them. I would have something covering the table - either some sort of cloth or a large piece of paper - to fill the empty spaces with "land" or "sea/river". A map of the "island" would be printed out in the same set up the game has. Ideally, this installation will reflect my Animal Crossing island in the ...