Christopher Stuart
"Untitled Self Portrait", 2010
48x36in, charcoal on rag paper
Here's a recent drawing I did in school. The assignment was to include objects that symbolized how I thought people saw me. It was a fun assignment. I've been working towards pushing the variety of mark making, edge quality, and finish vs process. I felt like I made huge strides towards my goals with this one. I am learning to slow down and edit. To push the variety, I have been using a straight edge to erase and mass in, which has given super crisp lines. Very fun new technique. There is still much to discover. I'm excited about what I find.
We had to have something on our head, in our mouth, in our non drawing hand, and one more somewhere we chose.
objects and what they mean:
speakers in mouth= vocal
origami crane leaving hand= my free spirit/asian heritage
large ikea light above head= big ideas/modern/conceptualist
syran wrap around neck= transparent/honest
1 comment:
I really like the direction you are going! Keep it up. Check out Sangrum Majumdar drawings, and take a look at Dickenson's drawings. There you will find some beautiful examples of material, unmaterial, the exploration of the observed - the seen/unseen - a place of belonging and recognition but mysterious and uncertain. Degas is good with this too. You have a good hand (obviously) - keep working out your ideas visually - I can tell there are a lot of rewards waiting here for you.
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