For my drawing project I’ve been exploring faces. My
original intention with my work was to explore the idea of taking away a
person’s identity through portraiture. A face is full of so emotion and can
give so much away about an individual, that’s what the original intention of
portraiture is. So I thought it would be interesting to try and explore ways in
which a portrait could come detached of human emotion.
Using artists such as Julian Opie as influences, I began
to explore the unconventional ways of drawing faces, using lines as a starting
point. Lines are linear and un-organic, which makes them a great starting point
in the exploration of my project. I became clear to me that if I thought of the
face as a structural object being assembled, as opposed to organic matter then that’s
what my work would look like. I eventually settled on using the materials of
pencil and tracing paper, as formally I felt they conveyed the idea of an
architectural design the best.
My work has evolved into something slightly different.
Instead of it being about the eradication of one’s identity, but instead it’s
taking more of a formal meaning. The work has changed into exploring different
ways to create a human face with geometric lines and shapes. I think this creates
a better link with the final product of my work.
