'Thing' - It's Alive!

 Apologies for the confusing title, but this post is showing the beginning stages of development for the new project: 'thing'. Yes I have managed to fill yet another sketchbook. This is an ability I didn't used to acquire, so I'm hoping the momentum of it all lasts!

I began development in my playful manner to attain a prolific nature:

 The use of perspective, negative space and composition are all strong points within these images. The cube shapes alongside the scratchy figures proved to be a complimentary combination in the previous project, 'The Outsider'. There is also a lot more noticeable influence from artists I have been researching, such as Kim Hiorthøy's work with pencil lines.

 Again I'm playing with the idea that these small figures contain each within them so much destruction and irrationality. Their mere presence on the page is somewhat of a discomfort. The cube shapes represent functioning absurdity whilst the negative space represents the unknown; the undiscovered; the truth. The figures act as the medium somewhat between both worlds within the page.

 The simple use of colour with crayon has proved to be successful also in that they highlight an area to which the viewer looks upon first. Even the figures can be drawn using crayon, both dense or hollow. The colour also brings vibrancy to the page of black and white knowledge.

 Also the use if type within some of the imagery expands the and explains in an informative manner the subject which is beheld. The fact they're newspaper cuts too enhances this quality.