open genre explanation
For my open-genre project I decided to do portraits of my favourite characters—and Macon Detornay—from all the books we read. As such, I turned in my interpretation of Odysseus, Jewel, Jefferson, Ma, and Macon. I took liberties depending on my opinions of them or their arc. Each portrait is unified in their incomplete eyes, which I did to represent the reader seeing themselves as the character. Furthermore, each character has some multi-coloured element. I chose this particular style because I wanted to convey how each character can imagined and their arcs interpreted in a variety of ways. For me, the colours were supposed to visually convey all the ways one could thing of the character. However, each portrait is also quite unique. I unified them in palette, not in subject. To differentiate, I accentuated the character’s most unique trait. Hopefully, after explanation, the portraits will make sense. Below, I briefly articulate some of my decisions. - Odysseus. o