Refined Prototypes
Associated Obsessions: Environment, illustration and nature.
Statement: I have a deep passion for illustration, and it is also my major and what I will be working on in the future. Hence, I chose it as my central focus. For a long time, my illustration style was linked with surrealism, and I got my inspiration from my surrounding environment, which turned out to be another of my obsessions. Hence, I decided to create this prototype to demonstrate my process as a creator. I used cardboard to build a house that stands for my inner world. I twisted two-color threads to form a branch and brushed white glue over them to keep the shape. These branches symbolise my senses (eyes, ears, and nose) that I use to gain inspiration from the outside world. The root of the plant is growing out from the building, representing the significance of inspiration and sensibility to an illustrator. Last but not least, the inner walls of the building have some surreal paintings. The purpose of doing so is to suggest I am obsessed with surrealism because they create a grey area between illusion and reality. Like the pink clouds growing ut of the branch and floating on the house. The prototypes explain my concepts as a surrealism illustrator but also presented several links it has with my other obsessions. Overall, art is a place where logic can play no role.
