It’s not a teardrop, it’s blue paint

Have you thought about why water drops are always being visually portrayed in the color blue, yet, in reality, water is not blue, it’s clear. This illustration is a visual experiment with semiotics - the study of signs and symbols, their usage, and interpretation. Here, I used blue, black, and pink colors to create this visual interplay and interaction between the concepts of sign, context, designed meaning, and intended response. Your eye might be drawn to the blue teardrop shape on her face, then interpret that as a drop of water, according to your everyday visual experience. But if you read my title, it says, "It's not a teardrop, it’s blue paint." Similar to René Magritte's surreal paint...View all