Alright, as I mentioned in class, I decided to spend an hour or so sketching during a particularly stressful time this weekend. To make a long story short, I was sick, kept losing things, was frustrated, and to top things off, the family dog died, adding to the general aura of depression. This particular art piece is different than my usual work in the sense that it is NOT cheerful, sci-fi, quirky, or anything along those lines. I just wanted to draw an emotion, anything to connect with how I was feeling. What came of this was a fallen man looking up for some help, or maybe just looking to see what pushed him down. It was meant to be simple and to the point. I chose not to give the guy any kind of hair on his head or face because I feel like that conveys some form of vulnerability; a lack of identity in a way. Just a generic human, which oddly enough came out looking more like a cross between Michael Stipe, Billy Corgan, and Chris Daughtry.
I honestly really didn't even want to upload it at first, merely because it
was depressing, representing a somewhat low point in my life. But then I decided, hey, that's what art is... It's an expression, not this picture-perfect happy illustration that the artist or creator particularly likes; it is what it is, and that is ultimately what led to my decision to just go with it.
With that said, I really hope my next sketch/drawing/etc. is a little less of a downer. lol
I get many different emotions from this drawing. I first see this guy as kind of ticked off, like he thinks it is unfair that thw world is so unkind. Then I see a tiredness about him. I also see the vulnerability that a person has after they fall. I want to see a background. I feel like people could really connect to this, because every person has gone through these emotions before.
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