Still Life

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Kid’s Wagon from Todd McLellan's Things Come Apart.

Component count: 296

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Alienus (incongruous/ estrange/ conflicting/ disconsonant)

Someone or something estranged or excluded. Perhaps unfamiliar, disturbing or distasteful. 

Atonal  (discordant/harsh/inharmonious)

Obscuring tonal structures or by ignoring conventional harmonies altogether.

Biomorphism

Art based on irregular abstract forms found in nature.

Caliginous

Describes a misty dark and perhaps obscure atmosphere.

Caravaggesque

Dramatic use of lighting applied to a realistic observation of the human state.

Chiaroscuro (from Italian: chiaro, “light”; scuro, “dark”) 

An extensive gradation of light and darkness. This technique is employed in the visual arts to represent light and shadow as they define three-dimensional objects.

Co-extensive space

The idea that the space in an artwork extends or impinges on the viewers space. The artist or designer aims to extends the action of one's composition beyond the picture plane and into the viewer's space, allowing the viewer is to become immersed in the artwork.

Contraposto (Italian: “opposite”)contraposition/counterpose/balance)     

An Italian term that means counterpose. Can be used to explore how the human body can be represented in a curving or asymmetrical arrangement to express a psychological disposition and convey a range of human experience. 

Glimpse 

A momentary or partial view / Perceive briefly.

Wabi Sabi

The acceptance of transience and imperfection.

Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, asperity (roughness or irregularity), simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes.

Time is continuous therefore there can't be a 'perfection' with the absence of a finish because everything is always in a state of  change.

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Strand Fibres or filaments twisted, plaited, or laid parallel to form a unit for further twisting or plaiting.

Continuous Marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence.

Bundle A group of things that are fastened, tied, or wrapped together.

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Intertwine To unite by twisting or twining together.

Singular Existing alone or consisting of one entity or aspect or individual.

Unite To bring together so as to form a whole.

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Journey A passage or progress from one stage to another.

Intersect To pierce or divide by passing through or across.

Multiple Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.

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Wind To wrap or twist something around itself or around something else.

Overlap To cover and extend beyond something else.

Unravel To separate or disentangle elements of something.

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Layer One thickness, course, or fold laid or lying over or under another.

Pattern A combination of qualities, acts, or tendencies forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement.

Repetition The act of doing, performing, experiencing, or producing again.

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OPPORTUNE// opportune, advantageous, timely, lucky, convenient

Something that is favorable, appropriate, suitable or useful at a particular time or in a particular situation. Something is particularly opportune when it is coincidental or by chance.

When an object is opportune, it is ideal, fitting and convenient at a point in time, or in a situation. For example, it may be opportune that a safety pin is in your pocket when you lose a button from your shirt while on a train.

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ACTUATE// activate, incite, set off, trigger, initiate, prompt

To cause something to operate or to act in a particular way. To actuate something is to activate or put into motion through direct (push, pull or swing with hands) or indirectly (press a button or initiate one human-to-object action that may then initiate one or a series of object-to-object actions) with the intention of causing it to move, act, behave, etc. in a particular way or produce a particular outcome.

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ENCOUNTER// meet, confront, by chance, experience

To unexpectedly experience or be faced with something or to casually meet with someone or something. The term encounter may also be used to describe an unpleasant, hostile or difficult experience.

Objects and arrangements that are unusual, difficult to understand or unpleasant may prompt one to describe the experience as an encounter, as a means to express negative feedback.

To be faced with an object or arrangement unexpectedly, in an unfamiliar location or context may also be described as an encounter.

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DECONTEXTUALISE// consider, divest, remove

To remove (a linguistic element, an action, an object etc.) from a context or to consider something in isolation from it’s context.

To consider an object outside of it’s context allows for a heightened sense of awareness of particular characteristics of the object, for example; form, materiality and purpose.

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IMPROVISE// perform, make do, invent, think

To create or perform spontaneously, without preparation or to make/produce something from whatever is available.  Within the realm of drama , improvisation is to perform without previously preparing one’s words. In music,it is a manner of performance in which the musician is free to vary tempo and instrumentation as desired.

In the curation of objects, to improvise is to make do with what objects are available in order to invent, create or perform new arrangements and situations.

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REPURPOSE// recycle, reuse, reproduce, salvage, reclaim

If the definition of purpose is the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc. then to repurpose is to use, adapt or convert an object for a new purpose or format.

Repurpose can also be described as the reviving something that may have been discarded or considered useless and giving it a new use. 

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CATEGORISE// classify, sort out, separate, arrange

To place something into a class or division according to particular shared characteristics. In arrangement and curation, categorization may be the classification of objects into groups according to size, shape, colour, texture, materiality, function or origin. The process of categorisation begins to reveal themes, ideas and similarities that may not have previously been noticed.

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ORGANISE// structure,set up, arrange, order, collectivise

To arrange things into a structured whole or to coordinate the activities of a object or group of objects. To organise objects is to arrange with an aim of efficiency, functionality and aesthetic.

While arrangement refers to the positioning of things/objects within space, organisation refers to the specifically neat, attractive and required order of things. To organise something is objective, in that it may be influenced by the personal opinions/beliefs/needs of the organiser whose interpretation of an organised arrangement may conflict with the organisational strategies/needs of another.

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OBSERVATION // look, monitor, attend, measure, detect, remark

The action or process of observing something carefully in order to gain information. It is also a term used to describe the ability to notice things, especially significant details. One may observe an object or arrangement from a distance (taking in the broader context of the situation) or they may study closely (observing minor details.)

A verbal or written statement based on something one has seen, heard or noticed is an observation taking the form of a remark/comment.

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