So here it is! A semester of hard hard HARD work and lots of hours in the studio has boiled down to these 10 pieces. This is what I submitted to my professor as my end of semester portfolio. Next semester I will be adding 10 more pieces and also updating the artist statement. The Life of a Typical GorGor, Sept 2007, Pen and watercolor on paper, individual: 7 x 10 inches
Mischievous GorGors, Sept 2007, Ink and pen on coasters, Individual: 4 x 4 inches
Eric Carle, Oct 2007, Ink and pen on tracing paper and cardboard, 10 x 8 inches
Marabou Blues, Oct 2007, Pen and ink on paper, 12 x 9 inches
Birds 2, Nov 2007, Pen and watercolor on paper, 20 x 26 inches
Flight of the Birds, Nov 2007, Pen and watercolor, string, various papers, 4 x 7 inches
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Rainy Day, Nov 2007, Mixed Media, Individual: 8.5 x 11 inches (printed)
Mutated Chicken 2, Nov 2007, Pen and watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 inches
Mutated Chicken, Nov 2007, Pen and watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 inches
Awkward Silence, Nov 2007, Pen and watercolor on paper and Mylar, 20 x 26 inches
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Artist Statement
I grew up in
Cartoons and animation have always been a part of my life. I always wanted to know what happened behind the scenes in making the animated shorts and movies. In March 2006 I was in
I took an illustration class at Studio Art Centers International while studying abroad in
This semester I illustrated a second stork book continuing his misfortune. In the latest book he prepares for rainy weather but by the time he is ready the rain stops. While the Marabou stork story was an ongoing project throughout the semester, I worked on other projects. I focused on character development. I created characters based on forms seen in nature, particularly birds and sea-life. Birds constantly appear in my recent work, whether in context of a short story or just for the sake of drawing something colorful. Birds are such free and vibrant animals. It is this aspect about birds that attracts me to them. The bird form allows for much freedom of my imagination when I am drawing. Along with the birds, I drew the GorGors. The GorGors are creatures whose bodies are influenced by the shapes of shrimp, octopus, and hatchet fish. I drew out the different stages of a GorGor’s life and started an animation about them in Adobe Flash, which I hope to further develop next semester. Later in the semester, the birds and the GorGors crossed paths, resulting in mutated chickens, animals with chicken upper bodies but GorGor-esque lower bodies. I really enjoyed created these mutated beings and want to continue to explore them. Though these characters are fun to draw and look at, they are not in any particular setting. I want to place them in a specific location rather than just a plain meadow. Their context and background needs developing; who are they? Where did they come from? Why are they here? What are they doing?
An idea came to my mind the other day as a potential project: to use my creatures to illustrate different creation myths. I feel that looking at these myths will help me figure out what these imaginative creatures are about and their purpose. After all, these myths tell our supposed creation.
3 comments:
Amazing! Awesome! Super! Fantastic! Your creatures are very lively and colourful. We cannot wait to see the originals. I will have to look for those drawings of Hamisi doing 'deki' and Asha in the kitchen, they must be somewhere in storage :) We are very proud of you. Keep it up!
Fabulous body of work, Krishna! I really enjoyed reading your artist statement as well. You're at the beginning stages of discovering who you are as an artist. It's very evident in your work, so I would encourage you to keep pushing yourself. You talk a lot about animation, so that might be the next great avenue to explore (which you mention you are doing). A point of curiosity...have you considered stop animation (clay, puppets?). Maybe try making one these GorGor creatures out of a physical material and see where it takes you. Animation can help you wrap your head around a character, especially when you have to consider how it moves. Again, congratulations!
We are so proud of you Nanu! The blog is amazing and as always we love seeing your creative, colorful and passion-filled artwork! Nice work kiddo!
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