Persons of Note - Shape, Diagrams

Continuing my venture away from line drawing, I started experimenting with shape. 

These were based on a quote of Jarry's found in his fiction, 'Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician' which is said to outline Jarry's branch of science, and this book within the fiction is titled, 'Elements of Pataphysics' and the chapter, 'Definition':

'Why should anyone claim that the shape of a watch is round - a manifestly false proposition - since it appears in profile as a narrow rectangular construction, elliptic on three sides; and why the devil should one have noticed its shape at the moment of looking at the time? - Perhaps under the pretext of utility. But a child who draws a watch as a circle will also draw a house as a square, as a facade, without any justification, of course; because, except perhaps in the country, he will rarely see an isolated building, and even in a street the facades have the appearance of very oblique trapezoids.' 

Although a lengthy quote, I think it explains pataphysics as I understand it in a relatively clear and humorous way, one that makes sense to a certain degree. It looks at reality as we know it in a different way, from a different perspective and angle, and as a result breaks down what we see as truth as 'manifestly false'. It also gives good visual sources from the shapes mentioned, which is what I have experimented with. 

I wanted to create something very ambiguous but clearer when you know the definition of pataphysics as outlined in the quote, so by showing both our reality and Jarry's theres an interesting relationship of shapes at play. However on first glance they look very diagrammatic. They are evidently aesthetically appealing before they are accurate diagrams, but I feel like the meaning is present undoubtedly. 

These paper cut outs are the negatives from mono print stencils I have made and plan to print tomorrow. They are also valuable though, the grid paper further pushing the diagram idea. They look like images that could perhaps feature in a science text book, had they any real meaning and value within the field of general science. 

Some roughs of how I expect the prints to turn out. Also some postcard sketching. I do really love the relationship between the different shapes, the way they can layer over each other and the slight alterations between them creating this distortion. Still need to play more but its starting to come together.