Walls are a great place to display things. This photo does not portray all of the texture I saw on this single wall while visiting Colorado this weekend. The most evident portrayal of texture is the outline of the window being projected on the wall. I thought of it as a natural gobo showing the texture of the tree outside blocking light from entering the room. The outline of each leaf adds texture to the wall that is not normally perceived. The photos hanging on the wall are composed of multiple layers of material and when the light shines on them, it adds dimension and texture to the outline of the trees. Finally, the wall itself is full of texture, but this is not perceived from this view. The drywall is full of texture which is particularly seen when the light hits it at an angle. I'm interested in the illusion of creating texture with shadow on a textured surface. It is a mystifying feeling.
Yes, texture on texture is so much more pleasing than just texture on a flat surface. I think because we experience so much more in nature. I just gave a notes to one of my students for a show he designed in xMPL, that his down texture was looking two-dimensional because it was so hard edged, but the other reason was they he was lighting a gray marley floor, so he was given not texture in return.
ReplyDeleteNice study of texture :)