Digital Animation
Niye Aihie
Contented Mediocracies
My passion lies in the Visual Development area of the Animation production pipeline, particularly in background design.
Hence, the main focus for this project was to create a series of background design images, combined with subtle movements and sound to bring each environment to life. The objective was to gain an increased knowledge of the fundamentals – lighting, colour, composition, perspective etc.
Edward Hopper’s ability to force the viewer to complete the narratives of his paintings is the most notable reason why his work became the main inspiration for this project. By means of these background images, the intention was to provide a glimpse into the world of an unknown character, provoking interest, and curiosity.
It is the banal and mundane moments that constitutes the bulk of our existence, they lie unnoticed but their presence leaves an ambivalent impression on our thoughts. The “ordinary” is a preordained experience, it is universal. When we create realities through art, we desire to convey our conscious experience to an observer. This portrayal can be elevated when we depict what we share experiences in, one such thing is the fundamental act of living and coming across ordinary instances in our day-to-day.