Drawing Challenges

Confidence

Dry-erase marker on mirror

Themes: Identity, Site-specific


 My first drawing challenge is my favorite of the five, where I drew an outfit on myself with whiteboard markers and recorded myself walking away from the drawing. I'm very satisfied with the "confidence" angle, representing how people put on a face or "outfit" of confidence and then leave it behind when they are done. I also like the playful loop!



Abstract Man
Marker, gel pen, and pencil on paper
Themes: Humor, Anatomy

This was a fun experimental piece! We as a class drew on paper together and each tore out a piece. Using the marks already made, I found interesting shapes and drew a crazy looking face. It's a silly one!


Phantom Figures
Dry-erase marker on plastic and glass
Themes: Site-specific, Ephemeral

This is another set of drawings I had great fun with. I loved the idea of placing people over top empty spaces and filling that environment. Drawing with a looser and more abstract style was an enjoyable exercise too!



Cats
Ink and tape on paper
Themes: Humor, Site-specific

I had the idea to make cutouts of some sort of feature and then put them on random objects. I thought that cat ears and a tail would be amusing and I was giggling once I cut them out! This is a piece I could expand if I feel an opportunity presents itself, as any object can have a pair of ears and a tail!


Shopping Bag
Charcoal, ink, and tape on recycled paper
Theme: Deconstruction

I feel this piece turned out to be very aesthetically pleasing. Paper shopping bags are something people use weekly and so I was interested in breaking one down and laying every part flat. This already looked very cool, but I then decided to mark every fold needed to construct the bag with charcoal and use marker to highlight the places glue was applied. I'm pleased with the result and the fact that I thought outside the box... Or bag in this case.










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