Adaptation Charting

Being the hyper active artists that I am I managed to squeeze in another show before I left this weird place called Finland. This one focused more on my contextual experience rather than the development of my own ideas. The project called for an emphasis on photography, but being the crafty guy I am I managed to warp this to something I was more comfortable working with, an animation / process drawing.

This was the result of about 2 months of work. Everyday before I went to bed I made one quick drawing on a large piece of paper and took a picture. Each drawing was made to represent my day, so as an art piece I don't think this is very successful. It is more akin to a source of memories for me. Other people in the group approached this project as a scrapbook, available for all to freely read. I didn't want to make things to easy for the viewer. I felt that this chaotic assembly of imagery represented me better as well.

Halfway through my process drawing I got the feeling that I wasn't going to be entirely satisfied, so I went ahead and jumped into my favorite medium. I also felt that I didn't have enough work. Finland just wasn't pushing me enough.So I thought I would put my skills to the test and see how many paintings I could produce in 3 days. Keeping with the theme of documenting my stay on the other side of the world, I decided to do a sort of anthropological documentation with a slight twist. I asked some friends to come by and I would paint a straight portrait. The catch was that they had to make a funny face. Each person is from a different country and the expression was their own choosing. I liked this series much better than the drawing. It still maintained the main idea, but it was filtered through me now.

Wolf Woman

Ballpoint pen 22" x 30"

This was for a project based on monsters that I completed in college. I always enjoyed sketching with a ballpoint pen so I decided to attempt a large scale piece. I am relatively happy with the result. The image has a good feel but the composition has some spacial problems. In the end I think it was a good exploration.

Hourglass Figure

Clayboard each 4" x 6"

This was really odd to work with but enjoyable none the less. At first glance its just a piece of masonite covered with black paint, but as you scrap away the paint white lines are revealed. I read that you can add color, but I chose not to. This project was about creating a visual joke of sorts by contrasting two objects of similar form.