Wednesday, September 21, 2016

"alter ego"

As part of prep ahead of starting at Newcastle University, we were given the task of making work surrounding the theme "alter ego". Initially unsure what I was going to do, I decided to return to what I love - figurative work - and draw directly from my ever present bustle of family life. 

the final product


preparatory sketch of family members. Focusing on catching movement and liveliness, not a static anatomical drawing 


painted using a limited palette, focusing on using tone in place of colour.




I drew and painted on top of an old canvas - a painting I did last year during my foundation year that I really wasn't a fan of. In a way, I thought this would help with the "alter ego"aspect: recycling work from a previous artistic period in my life, creating a new painting almost a year later.

Another way I have cemented the "alter ego" theme: I set up a few cameras in my bedroom, and got family members to film me surreptitiously. Using these films, I was able to work almost from life, again focusing on movement. These films were a perfect way of capturing the "me" that I'm unaware of - an alter ego that I don't even know about. 







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