So, I've started fresh with a new concept and project. When I started this on Tuesday, I didn't really know where it was going to go. All I knew was that I wanted to start drawing and just keep adding surfaces until a concept emerged (almost like automatic drawing). So, I did this and a concept did come to me! In the other body of work I've been doing this semester, I'd been working with emotional struggles and in many cases, it arises from the stress of separation. It makes me angry, frustrated, sad, etc.., but in any case, I wanted to look at the reason I get those feelings. Why am I feeling sad? What am I separated from? And a lot of it is because I really miss the one place I've ever felt at home. So, there's all these memories that are constantly coming into my head in little pieces and I began to draw them.
In a way, the new project is a record of my memories and a journal of the feelings I have when I remember them. It gives this project a lot of freedom because it grows every day as I draw whatever comes to my head.
I guess the concept could be seen as my struggle with living in pieces, with living in memories, and dealing with the emotional aftermath. I'm sure in a week, things will get more coherent and formed, but I'm happy with where I am right now. So, here's the visual work so far:
It's growing fast, so I'm not sure how presentation will work, but I don't want to think about that yet.
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