A Single Tin of Paint can Pollute Millions of Liters of Water World Wildlife Fund Art of the Day Presentation by Matthew Linnell

This picture is the result of WWF’s ad campaign to end pollution. This picture was meant to emphasize the damage that could be inflicted by a single can of paint. There is no specific artist credited for creating this picture on the WWF website, but it is one of many in the ad campaign.

buildings variety of colors buildings symbolize individualism because each building can have its own color paint can had been filled with gray paint can symbolizes conformity, paint would make all of the buildings the same bland color destroying individualism forest is green and darker than surrounding buildings forest is creativity because each tree is different in color AND shape river flows out of the paint can and is all the same color product of the paint can spreads the paint and covers anyone who touches itColor

Light light shines on almost everything except buildings covered by the shadow of the can shadow makes the colors of the buildings more bland and causes the buildings to lose some of their individuality light shines equally on everything except the things that are blocked by the can or other buildings the idea of conformity or borrowing the individuality of others blocks the opportunities that are offered almost universally for having unique ideas

Angle viewed from above the viewer can see the effects of the paint can more clearly than a person that is walking through the streets cannot see the rest of the forest creativity is limited, but plant life will grow on its own when not restricted, just like creativity do not see the outlet for the river, but the river mouth widens as it leaves the screen the tendency of people to get others to follow “the norm” or the “status quo”

Proportion the forest is proportionately small compared to the rest of the city creativity is currently limited and is therefore a valuable resource because it provides wood and -more importantly- Oxygen the city extends to the limits of the viewer’s vision many individuals, each with at least a slight variation from all of its neighbors paint can is large, but almost empty the drive for conformity was enormous, but has started to peter out river started small, but gets wider the further it flows the push for conformity starts concentrated, but as time goes on and it flows further, the paint becomes more diluted, but more widespread

Placement the paint can is placed at the center of the image used to be important forest coming from the left center of the image newly coming into the center of the city, about to become very important river flows out of the bottom of the image the river of uniformism is on its way out of the image three distinctly unique bridges go over the river the people of the city wish to avoid going in the river so they dominate it with their individuality

Setting the image is set in a large, but somewhat average city average as a whole, but not as individual buildings the time frame would be near modern recent times have introduced the idea of individualism as a desirable trait where it was seen as distracting in older times which also explains the weathered look of the paint can

Color: The buildings are a variety of colors symbolizing individualism because each building can have its own color. The can of paint was filled with gray paint symbolizes conformity because paint would make all of the buildings the same bland color destroying individualism. The forest is green and darker than the surrounding buildings. The forest is creativity because each tree is different in color AND shape. The river flows out of the paint can and is all the same color demonstrating that the river is filled with paint and conformity. Light: the sunlight shines on almost everything except buildings covered by the shadows of the cans. The shadow makes the colors of the buildings more bland and causes the buildings to lose some of their individuality. The sunlight shines equally on everything except the things that are blocked by the shade of the can or other buildings. The sunlight symbolizes opportunity and the idea of conformity or borrowing the individuality of others blocks the opportunities that are offered almost universally for having unique ideas. Angle: The city is viewed from above and as a result, the viewer can see the effects of the paint can more clearly than a person that is walking through the streets of the city. However the viewer cannot see the rest of the forest which means a that creativity is limited, but plant life can grow on its own when not restricted, just like creativity. The viewer also cannot see the outlet for the river, but the river mouth widens as it leaves the screen demonstrating the tendency of people to get others to follow “the norm” or the “status quo.” Proportion: The forest is proportionately small compared to the rest of the city illustrating that creativity is currently limited and is therefore a valuable resource because it provides fresh ideas like trees provide Oxygen. The city is bigger than the viewer is able to see illustrating that there are many individuals, each with slight variations from their neighbors. The paint can is large, but almost empty illustrating that the drive for conformity was enormous, but has started to peter out. The river flowing out of the can started small, but gets wider the further it flows demonstrating that the push for conformity starts concentrated, but as time goes on and it flows further, the paint becomes more diluted, but more widespread. Placement: The paint can is placed at the center of the image demonstrating that it used to be important. The forest is growing from the left center of the image illustrating that it is newly coming into the center of the city and that it is about to become very important. The river flows out the bottom of the image illustrating that the river of uniformism is becoming insignificant. Three distinctly unique bridges go over the river demonstrating that the people of the city wish to avoid going in the river so they dominate it with their individuality. Setting: The image is set in a large, but somewhat average city. The city is average as a whole, but as individual buildings, it is unique. The time frame would be near modern because of the skyscrapers. The time frame fits because recent times have introduced the idea of individualism as a desirable trait where it was seen as distracting in older times. This also explains the weathered look of the paint can. Conformity cannot suppress the natural individualism of mankind.