The process of slipping into sleep / unconsciousness, the passage to the dream, the moment where both worlds fuse as a series of fragments. These were the inspiration and ideas behind this painting. Colour was a major concern here, as I tried to make it more expressive of the subject. I had a lot of [...]
Archive | November, 2009
Moleskine: More Sketches from Japan
OK, I’m in the process of finishing a lot of work at the moment which means I can post a lot more up. Back to the moleskine, here are some more from Japan: Hanging out, enjoying early morning coffee somwehere in Namba. Across from us were Pachinko parlours, with lines of people already queuing up. [...]
Pavement
Here is a new painting, called “Pavement“. The inspiration behind it was the experience of walking along these multitudes of pathways, moving in hordes of directions, cutting and bisecting each other; overloaded with textures, sounds, energy. Elwood is the place I live. It is a place I am deeply attached to, as I grew up [...]
Moleskine: More Sketches from Japan
Yes, I’ve been a bit slack uploading my moleskine sketches. One reason is that I’ve been so busy completing my masters, the other is that I don’t like posting too many at one time! Don’t ask me why – maybe I’m scared I’ll run out of things to post! Here are some more moleskine sketches, [...]
Traces and Surfaces
Following is part of a collection of photographs that I’ve made, based on traces and fragments within the environment, taken from my recent trip to Japan. I was most interested in marks made on surfaces, organically, through time and interaction.
Measuring Sports Performance – Illustration process
I recently completed this illustration on “Measuring Sports Performance”. I liked the idea of combining the peak of an athletic movement with a measuring device, in this case a graph. Here is the process behind the piece. I started off with a few roughs, then finalized a pencil sketch: At this stage, reference is very [...]
Follow @robobop on Twitter
