To look through the looking glass.

A few more art-works-in-progress

This is the first in line of posts including a swarthe of art

Self portrayal.

Pariah: noun 1 an outcast. 2 historical a member of a low caste or of no caste in southern India

Most notably take into account the notion of ” a member of low caste or of no caste” In many ways this is how i consider myself, not entirely able to blend into any given social group.

Interloper: • noun a person who interferes in another’s affairs; an intruder.

— DERIVATIVES interlope verb.

— ORIGIN from INTER- + -loper as in archaic landloper vagabond, from Dutch landlooper.

Like an interloper I will find my way into a social group for a short time and through extrenuous circumstances become excluded, sometimes through accident other times through habbit. Note the simmilarity to the theme of vagabond .

A few words before we start.

I’ve many sources of inspiration for my art, ranging from the darkness of medieval gothic to the fantasatical imagery of various games.
Much of my artwork revolves in some way shape or form around a sense of fantasy, be it outlandish fantasy in which the human form is changed and manipulated, to the sublime fantasy of subtle voyeurism in my portraits of friends family and assorted peoples.
This in a sense reflects who I am as a person, or more accurately, the way in which i percieve the world i reside in. Boundaries constantly blur, reality and fantasy mix.
I remember once I studied into the effects of hallucionogens on the human brain. When released into the bloodstream the chemicals “open” or “bridge” the brains creative complex, basically sending a flood of your imagination straight to the senses.

I wouldnt be at all surprised if i were to find that my very own creative complex is naturally more “open” than that of other people. At times I see things that should not be there. Days may *feel* wrong, too much light exposure not enough noise. Nightmares plague my sleep leaving me with not a fear but  a *dread* of sleep therefore attributing to my general lack of sleep.

All of this relates quite openly back to my artistic inspirations. The darkness of my art has direct correlation back to the darkness of my subconscious. The one thing i hope to achieve artistically is to represent my *Dreams* through a visual medium from which others may glimpse into who i really am.

To finish today’s post, here’s a few sketch’s to munch on.

       

Getting things rolling

To kick this ball and get things rolling, I’m gonna unveil the first project I’ll publicly undertake.
Still a work in progress but here it is.
  First sketched, then colour is progressively being added through photoshop.

“rainy day”