A big and scary time is approaching… It’s time to start my degree show planning!
I have finally completed my 6ft biro drawing of my Dad’s portrait, which I am extremely proud of, and I plan on that being the main focus of my degree show. My current plan for my final bundle of work is all dedicated to my Dad, because he is a very big part of my life and has had to deal with a lot through his life time but he still manages to pull through every day with a smile on his face and is such an inspirational cataracter. He is my hero.
I am currently working on smaller detailed drawings of things that remind me of my Dad, including Flamin’ Hot monster munch which I have just finished drawing (the image below shows the finished drawing). I wanted to draw items that remind me of my Dad to help give the viewers an idea of what sort of character my Dad is and just how sentimental he is as a person.
I plan on having an area that involves 3 walls shaped as a rectangle for my degree show, the centre wall I want to have the 6ft drawing of my Dad placed so that it is the first thing you see as you walk in my dedicated area. Then on one wall I’d like to have a set amount of small detailed biro drawings of the items that remind me of my Dad. On the third wall I plan to have a piece of writing about my Dad that I have written, to help the viewers gage an idea of who the man is in the photos, and hopefully the writing will help to pull everything together for my degree show.
Originally I did plan on doing some screen prints of my fathers face, instead of a piece of writing, however after having a one to one chat with my tutor, we realised that the viewers would have no idea who that person is in my drawings and they probably wouldn’t care. However, if I were to do a piece of writing about my Dad it would be more heartfelt and that would help the viewers feel a bit more involved and engaged with my art work. I am really looking forward to planning further for my degree show. Only 2 months left of university, how scary!
Below is a photo of my first drawing of an item that reminds me of my father – Flamin’ Hot monster munch drawn in biro pen!
