William Blake's artwork normally depicted the natural world. Forms had natural contours and that which would be depicted was often abstract and related to faith. As with "A Dream", the Poem is illustrated by golden vines and green leaves. The background is a water colour wash of night bue, with dabs of golden stars. At the bottem right of the page, we can view the white image of a man, whom we can presume is that watchmen of the night, perhaps "God", the glow-worm or even the traveller, the narrator.
Again, a natural, branch motif.
Much of William's artwork presented visual metaphors within its imagery. Depictions of splendour and faith, such as the one above of a spirally white staircase.
And almost always depicted the struggles or challenges of man; the nature of the human spirit through various interpretations.
And the darker side, such as the "Experience" he depicted in his volumes, such as this depiction of Eve and her deception at the serpent's command.
The general vibe and feel of the animation should feel naive and childish but perhaps with a dark undertone of the night.
Looking at some animations with childish, simple and naive concepts is "Angst". This animation uses a monotone colour pallet of blacks, whites and greys which help illuminate the lights and make the shadows higher in contrast and more dynamic. It is a traditional animation with a simple story of a poor boy growing up being harassed by the wind and later contracting a phobia to it. Perhaps the visual metaphor is that there is good and bad, a black and white to the wind and perhaps the boys opinion of the wind too. The message and situation of the story of the animation is clear, using some suspension of disbelief, such as floating down on washing line clothes.
Another bizarre animation that takes a simple concept of animation and simply explores it.
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