I'm still hungry but it was fun h-h-haha
Explosions are a fun concept, and I thought it would be a cool theme to explore textures, color, and multiple mediums (digital and traditional).
I'm not going to elaborate on why this exploration would matter to me because people react differently to abstract (non-literal) art, and everyone sees and perceives things differently; I’m leaving it to you to find whatever meaning you wish. I find with most visual art that if I don’t like it at a first glance, little explanatory commentary from the creators (or worse, critics/intellectuals) will persuade me in enjoying it more. No one should feel pressured into “getting it”.
Day 1
Fineliner, ballpoint pen on paper.
I started small, on an A4 (21 x 29.7cm).
Day 2
Fineliner, ballpoint pen on paper.
I don’t like repeating myself in the patterns that I draw, so I tried to deconstruct it into looser shapes.
Day 3
Pencil, ballpoint pen on paper.
There’s a cool Instagram page called “secretbuttholes”. Appropriate?
Day 4
Fineliner on paper
Organic
Day 5
Pencil on paper
I started imagining these explosions as random (sudden) events in an environment. They pop into existence and afflict their surroundings.
Day 7 - Guardian
Pencil on paper
It was Mother’s Day. I felt that explosions can be contained and polished, instead of letting them just be a destructive force.
Day 8
Pencil, fineliner, marker, ballpoint pen and hard erasing on paper.
I almost ripped the page apart when doing this one, and now it’s very thin. Colors!
Day 9 - Melon
Pencil, fineliner, marker and ballpoint pen on paper.
I really wanted to go “crazy” with it. Eh, stupid artistic impulses. At the end of the day, I’m still a person sitting on a chair and moving my hands around.
Day 11
Acrylic paint on canvas
I was getting tired of paper and pen-like instruments.
Day 13 - Sun
Ballpoint pen on paper
Scribbles, snags and snarls; trying to see an emerging sense in the chaos.
Day 14 - Aaaaaaaaa
Ballpoint pen on paper
Day 16
A mix of illustration and photography
Day 17
V&
Day 18
It’s somewhere over there, you can almost miss it if you look away.
Day 20-21-22-23
This one is 83 x 83cm and I did a quarter per day. I wanted each individual square to relate to the other ones and adjusted the textures so they don’t repeat themselves. Original is in red, but I scanned it and changed the hue to blue. I like them both. You can see the red one pinned up in the next photo.
Acrylic and ink on card.
Extra (Day 24 - 27)
Hama Mouse
Don’t buy any mouse from Hama if it costs less than 4 dollars. I was so frustrated with it that I took it apart and framed it. Yeah, that should teach the fucker.
Animation
THANK YOU for making it this far!
There are a few that didn't make the cut, so I apologise if there aren't 27 of them here. I'm really hoping for feedback, opinions, anything! Especially if you don't like them. What do you think?
About me:
I was born in Focsani, Romania and have a degree in architecture from the University of Manchester. After working for a practice in London I decided that I want to do "art" (quotes because it can mean too many things, but people generally get the idea that you're self-indulging in your creations). I wish to help people through what I do, I haven't figured yet how.
At the moment I'm reading Metamagical Themas by Douglas Hofstadter.
I draw a lot more than these! If you want to see a pretty extensive portfolio of my work, check it out here: https://www.behance.net/tonneci
Have a productive Monday and enjoy this week, steemers.