This project required us to use motion and color to create an image that isn't exactly what it is. This is called an illusion. I worked with Steve Alessi on this project and I am very content with our final project. We first had the idea of just a circle with some colors on it. Then we thought of making a star and coloring each point certain colors. We finally decided to combine these ideas into one, and even add a few more ideas like the pieces of wood and the bigger circle, into one amazing object, punctured by a dowel through its center of gravity. The dowel will be inserted into a spinning drill, like a drill bit and the project will spin rapidly in a circle. After reaching a certain speed, the human eye will not be able to keep up with the amazing speed and reality will then become distorted, or a least seem to change because of how fast all of the colors are moving. Considering we both missed a day of work, our final project seems to really deserve a good grade.
Nick Pellegrino
