TicTac / Foe
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Who can argue with the power of things depicted – whether in purely formal terms or simply based on our initial perceptions things depicted are inextricably linked to our experience and our feelings.
Here, on the one hand, we’ve got a giant ovoid TicTac. Who can argue? It’s smooth and rounded and makes the breath smell minty fresh. And, it has a familiar greenish coloring. It will never be imposing.
On the other hand we’ve got a totally creepy scary alien thing poised and ready to whack the hell into somebody. Taken separately we’ve got two things relatively boring. The TicTac by itself, so innocuous in form, would just sit there doing pretty much nothing. Sure it’s a friendly little thing, comfy even, but it just doesn’t say much. However, given the opportunity to partner with something totally unlike itself, it really rises to the occasion.
The scary alien thing, shown just as it was found and with no professional “styling”, would be pure science fiction all by itself. Of interest to some but not for the reasons intended here. Examined together, well, now we’ve got drama. Whoa. Scary alien thing is taking over. With the odd angles, gestures, expression, and even the accessories, they all make for an imposing package that can’t help but be intimidating. Pretty little TicTac now has a formidable foe. Scary alien thing has nothing to be afraid of though. His visual adversary is a mere blob. What’s to fear? Is there no doubt he could lick this TicTac?
In summary, things generally are as they seem. They can’t help themselves. If things aren’t looking good, well, they probably aren’t. Not looking doesn’t change things. Stare straight away at things and assess their character. When things are seen in tandem – in a bigger picture – do your best to understand the relationships. Always see things for what they are. Know they’ll always inform each other. They just can’t help themselves.
