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Illustration with a message (WIP)
The initial concept that I had developed was solitude,
however I believed that deviating from this towards isolation would most likely
make more sense, considering both concepts can be easily confused. Essentially
speaking, they could be used in the same contexts, but subtle factors such as
choice and emotion can speak volumes in relation to both of these concepts. For
example, a man sitting on a beach looking out to sea could appear to have
chosen to be there depending on his expression and body language, where he may
appear to be deep in thought. Conversely he could appear to be isolated if his
body language indicated despair, sadness or depression. It is a subject that I
can relate to strongly, primarily based on my own personal experiences, and I
believe that despite technology driving us further to convergence with all
other people on the planet, are we really together per se? Or are we simply isolating our physical selves with an
almost intangible concept? This is the inquiry that I will explore within my
artwork.
I feel that in doing this piece, there are fundamentally
going to be elements of my piece that have to be created using digital means, particularly
because I also plan on introducing type into the image, although not so much in
a coherent message but more of an abstract form of it, something that would
still be relevant to the concept and exploration of said concept, but not so
much as to be blatantly obvious. I will most likely try to keep the intended
artwork realistic, but delving into science fiction as well, perhaps more of a
matrix of objects that make up the world that we see, perhaps a digital
representation of said world. The artwork would depict a person sitting on the
crest of a sand dune at night, looking out towards an abstract of a city made
up of blocks, with each block emitting a light while the night sky is covered
with wires in the same manner as a motherboard, built in a similar fashion to
that of the Milky Way, with each join, each deviation of the wires being
represented as stars, layers upon layers of the wires making up a digital-esque
representation of a night sky. I also intend on representing the intended
message – a query of whether technology has actually brought us closer or not.
This piece is meant to question the ulterior motives of technology, questioning
its relevancy in the social sphere, a query of whether the overabundance of
technology – and in particular social media – has in fact disconnected us from
reality. Much of what will be shown will be from my own perspective; however I
won’t include any distinguishing personalities with the piece, allowing any person
viewing the artwork to relate to it.
Another approach that I could take is a series of graphics,
of which a person is alone in the world and discovers the means to communicate
with other people, but slowly finds itself feeling very much in the same way –
feeling alone, isolated and disconnected – when they become used to the new
environment.
Everyday I'm shufflin'
untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz untz....
Oh. I should use this for something productive.
Also, this blog is going to be used for some other art subjects. Fun.
Oh. I should use this for something productive.
Also, this blog is going to be used for some other art subjects. Fun.
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