Drawing

I used several artists, not related to war, as points of reference for the drawing work I did, I wanted to change my style slightly and try something new, after the drawing I did using fine liners in my meetings and connections project, I wanted to use the same technique in a different way. Although the work takes much longer then I usually take to produce a drawing, I find the process to be quite addictive.

Nate Van Dyke













The first artist I used was Nate Van Dyke, I find the intricacy of his work to b breath-taking, the sheer detail and imagination of his work shows the work of a true artist, although the images aren’t quite the same style as my own, I wanted to try and develop a style reflecting his him as inspiration.

Another artists I have had similar inspiration from are Simon Hayag and Brian De Leon, the two artist both show similar qualities to their work, however all three artists work are different in there own ways, the line and tonal qualities are what I wanted to use as a reference.

Simon Hayag 

Brian De Leon

Henry Moore

 I don’t particularly find Henry Moore's work to be visually appealing, however I do find it quite fascinating. The dark and heavy lines structure of hiss imagery portrays the fear and in those trapped in the shelter of the London underground during the war, the vagueness of the features on the subjects of his work depicts there anonymity and shows how in certain circumstances, they lost their identities and all became figures in the crowd.

Albin Egger-lienz

Although he doesn’t fit in with most of the other artists I am fond of, I find Albin Egger-lienz’s work to be quite appealing. 

The quality to his paintings show a mixture of both a, simplistic yet detailed nature, the use of dull and abysmal colour in his work, based around war, reflect the emotions he was trying to display, and add a certain allure to his collection.

I find this image to be the most appealing, his use off composition of the subject allows the viewers’ attention to gravitate to the subject of the piece, without distracting them with unnecessary clutter.

The subject’s brutish appearance and almost blank expression also adds to the pieces’ allure.

Juan Rayos

As one of my favourite things to do is collaging, I constantly update my view on the subject, looking for new artist which interest me and that help me to alter my work and improve my practice, of the artist I constantly look to is Juan Rayos, I find his work fascinating, the use of subject and materials allows his work to excel above other artists.

I find his work a great source of inspiration when producing my work, I find the fact his work is majority done in ‘moleskin’ sketchbooks to add a certain appeal to it.

Don Mccullin

The work Don Mccullin has produced in relation to the war is almost a perfect visual reference to the imagery I wanted for my work, the images show war for what it is, gloomy, dark and violent.

Using such a great collaboration between subject, lighting and composition, creates a very successful collection. I find in particular this image to be the most interesting of his collection. The characters showing there strength, holding ground and prepared for anything, the use of the robust building they stand on goes hand in hand with there stance. Also by taking the image from a low angle, it makes the viewer look up to the subject, showing their power and dominance.

This type of imagery helps me to understand the nature of war, allowing me to see the things I would need to see, but could not, to learn the nature of war, and allowing my to progress in my work.

http://dontpaniconline.com/magazine/arts/don-mccullin