Specialization: Acrylic, Collage
My series is based on people of various ethnicity's and cultures. Each portrait is an honest portrayal, exposing each characters disposition. Despite the direct, intrusive composition of this series, the characters eyes engage the bystander, providing insight and a window into the soul.
While each portrait is characteristically different in appearance, the collage format of this series draws similarities between the characters. The fact of the matter is, we are all different, but we're essentially the same. We are but human.
Proposed artworks for Beyond
Photographs of family and friends has much more meaningful significance than just the image itself. A photo can transport you back to a certain past time in your life, unlocking certain emotions from that time, commemorating feelings long forgotten. Gathering photos from an old family photo album, I have used photos of close family relatives as my main source of inspiration. My series of paintings titled "Family Treasures' exhibits portraits of close family members I feel have each shaped and influenced me characteristically and the nature of the person I am today. The materials and methodology I have used is consistent throughout my series. All portraits are painted in acrylic and pencil using particular colors such as green and brown that was influenced by the colour theme of my Grandma's home interior. In addition, the use of such somber tones suggests the image of the subject is representative of a past time, adopting the worn, aged effects of an old photograph.
'Family Treasures'
Photos of close relatives such as this one have been my main source of inspiration.
Family Treasures drawn in 4b pencil (below)
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