Visual Rhetoric Assignment

Heaven vs. Hell

            When creating this 3D model of what I felt best represents this experiment my immediate reaction was good vs. evil. So I figured, what better way to display this model with a heaven and hell concept. For starters, I used a mask that is placed in the center. I divided the mask in two separate sections both being equally spilt straight down the middle, left being heaven, right being hell. Each side of the mask is painted, left being a light blue while right being covered in bright red. On the edges of where both of these masks end are two Styrofoam objects that have been molded into a wing and a devils tail. For the heaven side the wing is once again painted a light blue but on top of that there are feathers that have a splash of glitter on the tips of the feathers, the feathers are scattered all across the molding of the Styrofoam giving it more of angel wing look. Once I constructed the devils tail I painted it a bright red, on the top on the tail there are little quotes that represent power, evil, etc. that are being held up with red pipe cleaners. Lastly, on the bottom of the mask where the nose is supposed to be there is a paper that has the number “8612”. The number is hand written in a bubble like font, the outline of the numbers is black and on the inside of the numbers are painted gold. The size of the 3D model is not too big, not too small just about a medium size. The tone of this model is supposed to be very serious since it is a heaven and hell concept I am working with. There are a few different textures when it comes to this model, the mask itself is soft and consistent, while the hell side, the devils tail is rough and bumpy due to the Styrofoam and the pipe cleaners are fuzzy and soft. Also, the heaven side is rather fluffy, delicate, and soft because of the feathers though once you hit the glitter on a few of the feathers it changes to a much more rugged feel.

 The reason behind each of the materials I used to create this model where because for one, when I think of heaven and hell my mind goes to an angel with big white soft wings, rather then hell that seems to be scarier, rough, strong hence where the Styrofoam comes into play. I used the paint to distinguish which side is which and to make each side stand out more. I used the pipe cleaners to symbolize the power one can have when given full range and the quotes to show the audience where I stand on this prison experiment. The mask I used to represent the men who were assigned a role to play, and the numbers on the paper, which represents a man that was assigned that specific number during the experiment.