I have since come to appreciate the way these tiles align and force me to interact with them.
My project has been greatly inspired by what I have come across in these very simple and subtle ceramic polygons. This can be seen in my first piece, Low Grass Contrast, as the center square, which is perfectly so, is occupied by shapes that fill it slightly disproportionately.
I have been experiencing this visual and geometric phenomena which I find very interesting but which I do not know what to call. The research has begun, but I feel that first it has been necessary to come to some conclusions on my own about what I am seeing, what language I can come to on my own for what to call this.
Here is what I’ve gathered thus far:
- Proportion is not concrete
- Proportion is based on space and perception
- If proportion is rational, what is geometric irrationality?
- What can we call a shape that appears to be symmetrical, but just barely isn’t?
- What is the true opposite of proportional?
- Does proportion only exist on a grid?
- What is the opposite of symmetry?
- What is it about context or orientation that alters the way we perceive?
