Divided We Stand

I love how each head had your individual interests extruding from it. It's creepy (but good).

Very interesting to look at! I really like how each of you has a quadrant, and parts of your individual faces were put together to form one. It seems that every little detail was planned a great deal (even the gradient).

You guys did a really good job making this looks like a cohesive whole

It is very creative and interesting, I really like the idea of putting four faces into one. And all faces have different backgrounds that tell us something about each person.

Really good photo editing there. The arrangement of the items, the contrasts between the gradients, and the 4 corners of the faces all go together really well.

Really good photo editing there. The arrangement of the items, the contrasts between the gradients, and the 4 corners of the faces all go together really well.

Really good photo editing there. The arrangement of the items, the contrasts between the gradients, and the 4 corners of the faces all go together really well.

This is super cool.

The image itself was very eye grabbing and the main reason why I chose to analyze and critique this project over others. It think that the collage of items is interesting and does a good job of representing an aspect of each person. With these images and the explanations, I am able to get a general idea of what each person is like and what defines them. I would, however, try to derive some meaning to the elements that are in the middle of the color gradient or maybe even change it in a way so that it can represent all members of the group rather than just half. Also, the title "Divided We Stand" and the description gives me the impression that I am suppose to focus on the members as individual people while the composition of faces in the middle gives me a sense of unity and makes me want to see the group as a whole. Is there a way you could separate the members more to match the description or possibly show how to the group is in fact a union of unique and individual members.

I think its very admirable how much depth of thought that went into the planning of this piece. Not only were each of your interests placed in the corners in a meaningful way, but each quadrant of the image was chosen for each group member based on home state. It brings a cohesiveness to the group project that really nails the purpose of this assignment.

I think this is a great way to show individuality and unity at the same time. Each person is clearly represented in the image, but each quadrant does not feel disjoint from the others.

It's clear from your description of this project that you put a lot of thought into how you would represent yourselves both as individuals and as a group. It can be very challenging to produce one cohesive composition using so many different pieces of media, but I think you found a very elegant formal solution.

I love how well thought-out this project is. It looks simple, at first, but upon reading your reasoning behind what you did and why, it becomes clear that you put a lot of thought into every aspect of this project. I think the gradient shift from black to white is my favorite part because it's so simple but still acts in tying together all four corners of the image. The way in which the gradient creates a contrast between two seemingly similar objects is also amazing. Great job!

@Kevin Lee Thank you for your criticism! It hits on a lot of reservations I personally had in the image. Regarding the gradient, I agree that it leaves a bit to be desired for the other half of the group. My rationale for that was that Brian and I in particular had very related representations, and thus the gradient serves to highlight the distinction in the way we selected our representations. I also completely agree with the criticism of the title. It was my intention with that to give the idea that we are distinct people but that we can be represented as a unit, and therefore I tried to reach for the familiar "United we Stand" and then swap United for Divided. Another idea for a title I had was Drawn and Quartered - each of us had our images created before Jacob split them in the way you see here. Is there some other title you might see for this?