Study of animals

 Series of observational sketches at the Natural Science Museum in Madrid - 5/10 mins per sketch. These sketches led me to the digital and traditional creation of the creatures you can observe further on.

Digital creature

The previous observational drawings gave me an understanding of animals, with which I then explored the concept of metamorphosis expressed physically through beastly creatures. At first I drew these digitally using a graphics tablet, but I later proceeded to a traditional approach. This is one of the early creature concepts.

Creature the first

For my coursework I was inspired by the beastly attributes that the animal kingdom has to offer. Research at the Natural Science History Museum in Madrid aided me in the creation of such hybrid beasts, for which the creative process is detailed here. This particular one stems from the skull of a bulldog and the body of a chimpanzee.

Ink & Watercolours, 84*59 cm

Creature the second

This is the second installment in my creature series, mixing digital and traditional to produce a piece.

Digital sketch to get an idea of colour and overall shape

Preliminary sketches for the final illustration

Part horse, part rabbit and largely part human.

Ink & Watercolours, 84*59 cm

Panels and poems

Below is a series of digital illustrations I did for a short poem I wrote. Above, the process leading to it. I photographed a waste collector on the job at a park, recreating the sequence digitally through the use a graphic pad and photo editing software.

For this panel I photographed my hand holding a knife drenched in red ink.

As Exam work

Through this study I aimed to explore the detrimental quality of drugs (such as tobacco), and how it has the potential to alter our physical appearance. Wrinkled, distorted facial features were at the core of this stylistic approach.

Imaginative research

Acryllics & cardboard for relief on canvas card, 83*59 cm

My dystopia

For my As coursework I explored the topic of dystopia. Through heavy reliance on the rough, chaotic qualities of street art, I aimed to evoke emotions such as paranoia and potentially fear through my work. Similar to a dystopian society, I explored the idea of an omnipotent, omnipresent governmental institution instigating oppression in a post apocalyptic culture.

Double sketchbook page - pencil, acryllic paint & collage background

The gas mask creates a symbol for the people to associate with the oppressive government, effectively giving them 'someone to blame'. As seen below, "I am the symbol of your oppression"

Experimenting with lino printing and the use of typography for effect

Digital superimposition of two of my photographs, with the aim of emulating propaganda based street art.

Process for the final piece

Final piece, 2 panels each 67*48 cm

Study of the human face

Multi-angled observational drawing

Experimenting with collage

Acryllics on acryllic paper, 47*47 cm

Rough experiment to get acquainted with colours

This piece is titled 'A silent tear'. It was exhibited in the Kunsthaus-Berlin-Marbella 'The Museum belongs to all' exhibition in 2014, as the culmination of my previous facial studies. Acryllic on canvas,  61*52 cm 

Personal work

In my free time I love producing art work for artists in the music industry. I create these using a graphics tablet and the software Adobe Photoshop Cs5.

Artwork commissioned by italian DJ Michelangelo Rosati, I produced both the artwork and logo.

Album cover for american rapper Ty Delpra

Entry Project: A piece of cake

For the entry project I was inspired by the concept of the Apple Pie and Devil's Food cake. I played with the idea of evil ie. the devil stemming from an apple, biblically referencing Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit - the apple.

Acryllic paint on the outside, black spray paint for the inside.

I took these photos for loose reference for the overall proportions

Below, the end product. To create realism I used chocolate frosting to add an outer layer, reiterating the concept of temptation and evil trying to 'lure' us in through attractive features. The swirls were made using a piping bag.

The idea that evil lies beneath the surface, at the core of what at first seems tempting. As such, the 'delicious cake' opens to unfold the evil within - the temptation of the fruit and the suffering that it entails.