Roth’s definition of scale is “how big a building is, relative to the size of the average human being.” (Roth 75). Scale has been a use full tool this week. We made a wall section and of course we were not asked to make a full-scale wall so we scaled them down. In history scale is a huge issue. In Egypt the scale of the pyramids were used for intimidation against common people. The columns used in Egypt were extremely large it took many slaves and the use of the materials that surround them such as sand. There is a constant use of scale in drafting class. When working with Pat’s Chair I have had to draw a series of different views that had to be drawn into a smaller scale. I also needed to include a scale figure. In architecture "the older buildings provide many clues as to their size relative to human beings..."(Roth 76). By looking at the building with people standing around it you will get a sense of the buildings size rather than if you just see the building. Learning how to do quick sketches of people will help you if you are trying to show the scale of a piece of furniture or architecture.
Unity
Unity is as always a huge part of any project. You want everything you create to be unified so it flows well and attracts people. The wall section that I built needed to be unified with the artifact I had made. Hatshepsut’s pyramid was unified in the way the columns were placed. They are all the same and run across the front of the pyramid, this unifies the whole pyramid together. Something that unifies all of the Egyptian pyramids is the hieroglyphics and relief designs carved onto the walls, “…they were often covered with thin sheets of gold or electrum, or paint was applied thickly.”(Blakemore 11) This was something that most pyramids had incorporated somehow.
Section
Section has been a big part of this weeks discussions we made a wall section, that was something new to me and I found it very helpful. For Pat’s chair I did a section view, which is basically cutting the chair in half and drawing it. I did this from two different angles and pouched where the edges were cut. In Greece there are three main parts to a building. The first is the porch which is the gateway to the rest of the building. The court is positioned somewhere in front of this and it is a gathering spot for religious ceremonies and government meetings. The final part is the hearth which is where the important person of the house will be. These are all different sections of the building that have different purposes and different uses. The Temple of Amon at Karnak is an example of a building with a porch, court and hearth.
Boundaries
The biggest demonstration of boundaries that I noticed throughout the week was in history class. We talked about how the Egyptian Pharaohs would build pyramids. They decorated them with polished limestone and accentuated them with a gold peak. This was used to make the pyramid stand out but also to let the commoners of Egypt know that they were not to enter the pyramid. It set the boundary for them they knew where they could go and where they could not. After the thirty -first dynasty in Egypt “The world was no longer viewed as changeless…”(Roth 209).It was now okay to change architecture and create new ideas this broke a boundary for architecture. In any project there are boundaries that must be followed if there were not boundaries nothing would be unified. The Great Wall of China sets boundaries, it runs for miles setting the boundaries for China, it has served its purpose well for many years.
Vignette
A vignette is a picture that captures a moment. This is a scene that tells a story and really conveys an atmosphere. In Suzanne’s drawing class this week we have been avidly working with vignettes everything from objects to people. I found that I really enjoying drawing vignettes and then adding watercolor to illuminate the drawing. In ancient Egypt “ornamental detail was often associated with symbolism.”(Blakemore 25). These pictures are displayed on the walls of pyramids across Egypt and they all tell a story which is what any kind of vignette does.
Summary
A vignette and a section are a lot alike they are both drawings that only show a part of something yet still convey the point you are trying to make. The purpose of a vignette or section is to tell a portion of a story and show you visually a scene. A vignette can be found in history for example the Acropolis in Greece has buildings such as the Parthenon and the Erechtheion that help to tell a story all in the way they are placed on the hill and the details that go into the orders. The scale of the buildings has a great deal to do with this as well. The Parthenon is the largest building on the Acropolis because it was Athena's house and she was the goddess. Boundaries are found in everything. In architecture walls are usually the main example of a boundary. The Great Wall of China keeps people out unless they are let in and in drawing and drafting your boundaries are the end of the page. There are always ways to unify, for example when painting a vignette if you use a color in one part of the drawing then u should use it somewhere else as well to unify the vignette.
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