fast track

Some progress shots of the project, things are changing really quickly. I've had to cut out the black ones with arms, and now they are becoming an extension of the "Anima/Animus" project. Hopefully it will all come into play soon. But the new drawings, which use the old drawings will be based off some of the work of Ben Tour and possibly Blaine Fontana will have some influence there.

It's really tempting to put some text on these, but I'm not too sure. Do they look finished?





These are the new ones, we'll se what happens here later in the week. Hopefully I have time to pull it all off.





I cooked up a new artist statement since "Project Arms" is now offically debunked.

These are a series of works that explore the relationships between male and female identities through the use of representation. Sourced from how each sex represents each other in their own media, these works are trying to re-evaluate the concepts of male and female identities and differences. Are we still trying to attract attention from ourselves or from each other? How does one see the other side?

Language and gesture play a large part in sexual and non sexual relationships, through the use of these; I hope to explore the differences between how each sex engages with each other.

I think it describes everything a lot better.

Progress shots - Some progress shots from 12th Oct
Anima/Animus - Advanced progression of the project
Progress 5th Oct - Progress and notes of the project
Arist Statement 1.0 - The first version of the artist statement

art quack

I've been asked for a class to make blog posts about an upcoming art project that has to be completed this semester. So I have to record my thoughts, ideas and influences in a easy access medium. So I'm thinking of doing some pictures based on the techniques that I learnt from these pictures I did last semester.
This one is my favourite, it involves two pieces of paper,charcoal,white conte and a rag. The life model was wrapped up in calico,given a cow's skull and put on a chair. We drew what we wanted,every 30 mins we turned the model and chair around and drew what we say from the 'new view'.
Some details:



These are charcoal,graphite and white conte on ink stained paper and are based on the principal of vanitas


I've been asked to talk/write about the how and why of this upcoming project. So far I think it's a response and a return to my recent education in the human figure.

If you compare these two figure drawings, the top one from last year and the other from a few months ago.



From last year and part of this year, I've learnt I have decent observational skills but a lot of the time,when I do drawing outside a classroom situation, I don't have the same feeling as when I am in a studio. There's something about my class work that I do like and that isn't present in my non-class work.

Here be some observational sketches from last year:



Drawings from last semester:




Compared with these from last year:
This ones don't really feel as well produced as the others but while I was drawing them, I was trying to think outside: "this is a drawing of a person". Unfortunately I can't remember what I was thinking of at the time.




This next set somewhat reflects part of my (old?) approach to drawing the figure and of myself. None of these figures have faces, which is perhaps forcing them to become a bunch of bodies in motion.






With this new project (which will be explained in another entry) I've decided to return to this idea of an unknown human form and the concept/idea of an isolated human, maybe someone who is looking for recognition but who can not get it because they do not pocess a full identity. I'm also playing with the idea of wheter people can react to this unknown form despite not understanding fully who or what they may be doing.

More on these later.

Project Arms2.0 - A discussion on changes in the project
Influences - Project "Arms" influences
Project "Arms" hybrids - variants on Project Arms
Project "Arms" - All about the Project