Final Piece and evaluation

Evaluation

This research project has been very useful to me and my professional practice. I have explored facial expressions, body language and the importance of attention to detail when drawing. I have experimented with a range of styles, colours and media. This research project has helped inform my Final Major Project by being a platform to a well informed, full filling, ongoing campaign. I have learnt a lot about the use of colour and style, and how much more you can get out of a drawing when you look further into the foundations of it.  Taking apart aspects of narrative illustration and stand alone pieces has also been of great use to me.  Exploration into surrealism and patterns has helped me to assess my use of shapes and composition when creating artwork. I have successfully answered my proposal questions and achieved my aims.

Creating artwork to evoke emotion and studying how we portray emotion has inspired me to continue with my investigation by researching art therapy and how it can help people.  This project has made me think about how we express ourselves and the way we cope with our emotions. If we turn these emotions into art work, I believe it can be very therapeutic. I will to go on to research and promote the benefits of expressing ourselves creatively, and my final major project will become the tool to reach out to those who might benefit from doing so.

Final Piece

This is my final piece. I used ink and a bit of fine liner pen to complete it. The emotions I'm trying to portray are anger, panic and fear. I chose more than one emotion to give it more variation and it is more open to interpretation. People can focus more on the emotion/parts that they are most interested in. I used red as it typically symbolises anger but also because it is a very strong, powerful colour that hopefully adds emphasis to the already powerful facial expressions.  I chose thin loose lines and some sharp edges to symbolise confusion and rage.  It is largely influenced by some of the expressions and emotion in Lee Jeffries photography work.