I thought I would take a moment just now to slow down and write about my thoughts and how I reflect on my portraits throughout this whole process as these feelings really displays why I am doing this for my third year exhibition and what it really means to me.
Every now and again after printing my portraits or drawing them I find myself stopping and taking a long look at the person of which I am drawing, this always brings about a strong sense of sentimentality and emotion for me. When I stop to really see the person I am drawing and feel that familiarity I see all the memories and qualities of this person and that is really what I wanted to achieve for myself while completing this. It took me by surprise actually the other day, I walked past the drying rack, of which on I had two small portraits I had drawn and printed of my Dad's mum and my Mum's Dad and I glanced at them and stopped and just the impact of who they were/are to me and also who they are were/are to my parents really hit me. What is interesting is that obviously when these are up in my exhibition people who view these portraits won't have that same connection to them, however there is a different type of connection as although they would view these portraits as strangers the sense of familiarity and emotion that I have drawn them with will be apparent. They will be able to recognise that these people all of pasts and experiences and memories associated with myself.
Overall the power of just a familiar face is so apparent to me when creating these portraits, it can stop you in your place with just an overwhelming amount of memories, emotions and a sense of calmness. I am looking forward to seeing them all come together in my exhibition.
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