Looking Outwards 05

A piece I found particularly interesting was the work Glasses, Pitcher, Ashtray, and Dice by Gilles Tran. In a blog post about the image, he described the process of making it, where he used ray tracing and radiosity to generate photorealistic images of the objects. It reflects a very somber mood, and keeps an audience uncertain as to whether the piece is to be reflective or dark. It seems as though Tran intended the piece to be ambiguous due to the quality of the elements drawn but also the hues of lighting, which imply a sunny day but a dark room. It is a very high-quality image despite being amateur work and over twelve years old. I find it very interesting how Tran manipulates color and focus to emphasize certain aspects of the work. Lines and edges are crisp and clear, but the whole piece can be seen as dated due to subtle outlines and a lack of warp when looking through the glasses.

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