Random Juxtaposition

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We are confronted each day by an onslaught of images. Shapes and colors create subtle relationships while our eyes scan each approaching wave. People, moving or stagnant, have varying personalities and emotions, but can also be analyzed purely on the visual. An African American standing by a white; puffy curly hair bouncing by long swaying straight hair; short old and wrinkled aside a young and tall man and thick bones by thin. These relationships, and many others, drift into your view everyday. Do you recognize them? Give it a try and reflect on each day’s observations!

Random juxtaposition refers to the stimulation of creativity in design or other creative pursuits by arranging objects with the purpose to compare or contrast.

What random juxtapositions have you found?

4 Responses to “Random Juxtaposition”


  1. 1 pigpen Sep 5th, 2008 at 6:20 am

    the really strange juxtaposition are the shoes in her hand- one for each toe?

  2. 2 Johnny B Awesome Sep 16th, 2009 at 11:37 pm

    A fat ass is a sad ass. But in the background is a bikini clad hottie.

  3. 3 Stevie Nov 23rd, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    The fully clothed lady in dark colthes in the foreground, in comparison with the sunny, bright bikini wearing people in the background.

  4. 4 Emily Feb 9th, 2010 at 8:47 pm

    the fully clothed woman in black (generally worn as a colour to hid behind) and a bikini in the back round strike me first. Then the size of the bottom compared with the woman in the bikini and lastly the shoes and their size, nice work

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