Unity and Variety
In my first design I didn’t stray too far from the layout of the original canvas. I took the images of fruit quite literally but used different textures and images to make it visually interesting. Proximity and similarity of pieces with the same idea emulate unity while the different construction of each fruit bring in a sense of variety.
Weight and Gravity
In the second adaptation I attempt to show a sense of gravity and weight (or weightlessness). While my first design is rather two-dimensional with the fruit appeared to be suspended in midair, when I imagined the topic of gravity, I imagined all those suspended fruits falling. From that, the idea of the way water sloshes when it is moved or poured into a bowl inspired my design. The different positions, orientations, and opacities of the various fruits imply different weights while the different movements of the piece create the feeling of gravity and weightlessness.
Scale and Proportion
Inspired by a recent trip to the hillside towns of Cinque Terre, Italy, I wanted to invoke an incredible sense of layering and terracing in this piece. In the 5 towns of Cinque Terre, steps of colorful houses adorn the few streets and between them, high mountains. I used scale to imply depth along with different layers to evoke a sense of dimension. The large hand in the foreground is intended to make the viewer feel as if this design could be an actual site from their point of view.
Graphical Representations Around Rome 