VIEW IN MY ROOM
I became interested in images of 'men with quiffs' as examples of dandyism in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. For hundreds of years before that the quiff—in all its many forms—has been an obvious example of male 'plumage'. I like the juxtapositions of vanity and masculinity, display and aggression that accompany the style. The portrait is drawn with a 6B pencil on Stonehenge paper with jagged edges on the top and bottom of the page.
Drawing:Graphite on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:15 W x 22.4 H x 0.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Ships From:Australia.
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I grew up in Ireland but have lived in Australia for more than 20 years. Fine art books were the picture books I leafed through as a child. My favourite artists were Durer, and all of the Dutch masters. As most of the reproductions were in black and white, in my formative years, I thought these fantastical images of saints and dragons and warriors were photographs from a more interesting world that no one had told me about. As an adult, I realised that I my pencil drawings were attempts to draw the denizens of this fantastical world I grew up with but I have still not found. In the early 1990's I received my best training in art when I worked as a street artist over three summers, doing caricatures for tourists in Spain. Drawing constantly for hours on end, day after day, honed my skills, and in my off times I drew the streets around me, or doodles from my imagination. I aim for ambiguity in my drawings—to keep the viewer guessing. What is going on? Is that person a friend or foe? Perhaps if they stare at it for long enough they'll find the answers.
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