Case Study 4: Light & Color

Hi, guys! I have yet another post to make for today, but this one is actually going to be about my case study building--the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. The assignment was to build a representation model of our case study buildings and then take pictures of them during different times of day and in different lighting. The main material used on my model is aluminum foil because it made me think of how the High Museum of Art is mainly made up of enameled steel. I also shaped it to have a sharp corner in the back and a rounded front to represent the main element of the building.
The first image (top left) I took was in mid-afternoon outside of my apartment. While there's quite a bit of light, there still really wasn't any light directly reflecting off of the aluminum. Aside from that, though, the lighting gives me an idea of what the High Museum of Art must be like during this time of day.
The second image (top right) I took was in my studio with one row of lights turned off. More light was reflecting off of the aluminum in this image, but that could also be because there are a few windows in there that had light shining through them.
The third image (bottom left) shows the model outside of Funkhouser at about 4:30pm, so the lighting is surprisingly brighter than it was at about noon. More light is reflecting off of the aluminum foil and gives me a better understanding of what the High Museum of Art must be like during this time of day.
The fourth and final image (bottom right) shows the model inside again (meaning more artificial light), but it's actually in a room that has very little light. The room I chose to take this picture in was the Clubhouse at my apartment complex and over in the bar area. I chose this area because there were lights that were pretty much spotlighting the space, and it also made me think of what the model would look like if it were outside during the night time. Of course, a decent amount of light is reflecting off of the aluminum foil.
To end this post, I have a haiku to go along with my model:
As much as you shine,
I still can't understand why
You contain shadows.