Stupefying

This simple picture of a football field creates a feeling of beauty inside of me. I thought about what to me in life really creates a feeling, not just something that I enjoy looking at but really creates a feeling for me when I look at it and I thought of a football field.

When thinking of it in terms of line I think there are different ways to look at it. From this angle we see the diagonal lines, creating a feeling of movement and it reminds me of all the moving I did while on the field and the speed of the game. I also think though that the lights being vertical lines and then having the horizontal lines create a feeling of structure which also reminds me of the structure of the game. It gives feelings of a game that is structured yet fast passed and wild at the same time.

For me the space of the empty field could be negative space but I believe that that is the positive space and the night sky is the negative space giving the feeling of the only thing that matters right now is the field or the game that is about to be played. This brings out feelings of when I remember our coach asking us to leave everything out on the field.

One of the biggest things that I creates feeling for me come from the texture of this picture. I remember the grass and all the different practices we would have on the grass. When you would get tackled and you really hoped that there was a soft patch of grass and not dirt you were going to land in. I think in combination with the texture the color of this picture gives the feeling of a cool evening which reminds me of the games and practices we would have in the fall. The cool wind and temperature chilling your neck after a hard sweaty practice.

In conclusion this photo to me really makes me feel something. The different design elements that I never really noticed before do effect me without me even realizing it in these different ways. It is interesting to think about that something so simple as a field with lines on it could actually mean so much to me and make me feel so much at the same time. I believe that it is the simplicity of it that really creates a feeling of beauty. It is so simple and empty leaving room for me to interpret so much.