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Sun and Moon scribbles

For this exercise I scribbled some 7 different versions of sun and moon symbols
I always tried to show a connection, even a fusion between moon and sun, as I think for man they always belong together, like earth and sky, day and night. Both are important for all life on earth, and as the sun is even absolutely essential, it takes over a more dominant part in my drawings.
Here the symbolism of the sun as "wheel of life " came to my mind when drawing.

Switching perspectives

Ever wondered how a black-forrest-hayfield-sunset would look like for smaller creatures like mice? I tried to to take a shot from this for human beings rather unfamiliar perspective. From this point of view, the wind turbine in the background isn't dominant at all, as it would be from a man's point of view
I tried to emphasize the movement of the wind turbine by reducing the shutter speed.













Taken with a Canon EOS Digital Camera.

Sun and Moon

I have collected some expressions, proverbs and sayings all relating to the sun and moon. There's a great variety out there with lots of different meanings.

Related to the sun

• Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. ~Maori Proverb
• You can owe nothing, if you give back its light to the sun.
• What is true by lamplight is not always true by sunlight. ~Joseph Joubert
• Wine is sunlight, held together by water. ~Galileo
• Somebody/something can be "bright as the sun"
• Sun is often used as a brand name
  
• Newspaper
• Software company (Sun Microsystems)
• Airline

Related to the moon

• Something ca be "Full as the moon"
• Somebody can look "Pale like the moon"
• Lunatic
• Moon Cake
• Lunar Calendar
• "I shoot you to the moon"
  

Summarizing, I noticed that the image of the moon is used more often with a negative touch, while you hardly find that in relationship with the sun.


Sources:
http://www.quotegarden.com/light.html

This is not the end, but....

actually my very first blog entry in my first blog. I haven't been very much into blogging so far, so I'm quite anxious how this will look in a few months time.
I will publish regularly on design related topics in order to complete my assignment in "Electronic Imaging and Design", at RMIT International University in Vietnam.

I created the header image with the help of a photograph I took of an old vietnamese propaganda poster, and took the colours out to design the general layout.