Representational, Abstract, and Symbols

Representational: 

    The representational I chose was a picture of my dog. I think that everyone knows and can relate to a dog.  The picture is a direct representation of George, the dog. But the image also represents all dogs. The image is something that can be easily categorized due to it being extremely detailed and of something that we can directly recognize form the environment.

Abstract:

      The abstract image that I chose was a combination of different aspects. Initially, the we can we see that the image is pure abstract; it creates a visual experience. The second abstract aspect of the image is that it is a concept based image, based of the concept of a subway. The third aspect is that the image is purely representational of a subway map, displaying the various train lines. 

Symbol:

     The image that I chose for symbolism is of a fish. The first aspect of the image that we can see is that it is in fact a fish. The image and design is vague enough to imply that it is a fish, but doesn't specify which fish it is. The image is easily able to express and communicate to the view based upon the simplicity of the design.  The symbol can also be categorized as an iconic symbol, easily showing the representation of a fish.