Project Proposal -- Stairwell

Here are my final ideas for my project proposal. I feel I've done a good job embodying my actual concepts, through my drawings, and my written explanations. One of the most important things for me was keeping all of my drawings, from the actual picture and off that, to scale. Not only was this a challenge, it helped me learn the importance of precision in a proposal. Every element of a proposal must be accurate enough to convey the meaning behind it. I made a few changes to my piece from its beginning stages, but overall the idea has remained pretty much the same. I think adding the textured element, along with the graphic of the cement bricks, really helps a viewer understand the mural with its context. Initially, I had wanted to create 3-D stairs that came out of my line drawing, but I realized I didn't want to do anything with the physical staircase so that seemed unnecessary. 

Research

Here is a composition of images, painting, ideas and murals for my site. I was drawn to all these for some reason, and I know that I'd be able to draw inspiration from them as well. Most of them relate somewhat to my actual site (The stairwell), through their connection to water, or how they're murals, or their actual composition on stairs. I know the two images of trees do not fit into either the site or the theme of water, but I have done and would love to do another mural of a tree, so I thought I'd include them for future reference. 

Site Research/Initial drafts

The photo of the site I chose. A stairwell with four slots to use, my initial idea was to paint a mural over the four segments. Although the actual stairs do a very good job of breaking each segment up, I thought it'd be interesting to try and make it a full mural that could be visible from the street. 

Here are my two draft ideas:

This isn't a great representation of the actual draft, due to the light and the translucence of the sketch paper. However, the idea is centered around falling water, and fish, and raindrops. More of an abstract design than anything, but incorporating the theme of water and also adding my own style to the piece. 

This is my second draft. I prefer the other. This one I was too distracted to get a concrete idea of what I wanted. The words I want to incorporate are lines from the poem Dover Beach, which discusses the industrial revolution, and the fight between nature and new technology. My drawing isn't a great representation of this, but if I can spend more time on it I feel I'd be able to better show my ideas.