General introduction
“Change” is a magic word. Every time I think of it, I gain some sort of power from it.
There are few sentences I like relating to change.
“Be the change you wish to see in the world—Gandhi”
“Because you’re young, you’re torn between a world of hate and a world of dreams. So much to lose, So much to gain. So much to fight for, so much to change.”
Explanation, thought process and analysis
When I was stuck, professor Kellner helped me for the brainstorm. He asked me "what do you like best for pleasure? Then I thought about painting, music, reading and architecture. For the reason that we are supposed to create 3 images for the final project, I came up with an idea to use paintings or photoshop to interpret the meaning of “change” that I find in the song, book and architecture. "Change" is the most important key word for my project.
For the song, I choose “heal the world” sung by Michael Jackson. The main idea of this song is that love can change the world. I really like the lyric "Heal the world, Make it a better place, For you and for me, And the entire human race." So I try to create an image for the lyric. Three cute cartoon characters which are yellow, white and black races sit on the earth smiling to us. If everyone gives love to people around them, the world will change from a dark, catastrophic and conflicting place into a colorful, humanistic and loving place. I use comparison skill in this image and I really enjoy the idea to add bandage to the earth indicating the main idea "healing the world".
For the architecture, I choose the Butterfly Bridge. This architecture is so beautiful. The shape of this building is the metaphor of a butterfly. The diagram of the building shows my feeling about this bridge, elegant and simple. When I was creating this picture, the transformation of the butterfly always came to my mind. From a pupa to an adult which can spreads the wings and soars in the sky, the pain it overcomes is the cost of its beauty and flourish. It is so amazing to see the worm change into a butterfly. In my opinion, life is like this process. Some people confront the brutal facts and finally succeed. So-me people just get enmeshed in a web of their own spinning. This picture also use comparison skill to show the difference between normal bridge and the butterfly bridge. I truly like the colorful background.
For the book, I choose “Good to Great” written by Jim Collins. I like the Hedgehog Concept he mentioned in his book. Three questions you ask about yourself can change you from good to great. In my opinion, these three questions supplement each others. If you are good at something and spend a lot of effort on it, you will definitely become passionate about it. The money also plays an important role as an engine. How to show the connection among these three ideas becomes the most important problem for me to solve. Then, I use three circles overlap to each other to emphasize the connection. I also add vivid images to interpret the meaning of each idea. I really enjoy the image when someone is at the top of the mountain. This is a magnificent moment after you spend all your effort climb the mountain and finally see the whole world clearly.













