Stamp Art

For this project I wanted to make a statement about preserving the endangered art of letter writing and the decline in handwritten documents. I aimed to evoke the warm feeling of a thoughtful hand written letter; especially between people who have generation gaps. I wanted to inspire improvement in penmanship within civilians in the 21st Century and hoped to interest others in the art of calligraphy.

Image 1

Image 2

Image 1 is the original version of my concept. Personally, I like it more than the one altered according to the critique. The critique took out a lot of the symbolism and wanted it to become more literal. Some of the points made were: the baby probably isn't able to write yet; the writing, though is pretty to look at, would be better if it can be read a little, etc.

I would have been okay with the second, more literal version if there were images available that worked as well as the images in the original. I feel that the dynamics and composition, though similar to the original, isn't as effective in the second one. It completely disturbed the balance between positive and negative space; leaving it with more negative thus making the composition seem in need of more content. The relationship of the elder and the child in the second version also seem less within reach and appear farther away from each other. This can be an advantage as it can suggest the only way they are keeping a healthy relationship is through letter writing.