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The 'Eyes' Have It Drawing

Jonathan Effemey

Philippines

Drawing, Ballpoint Pen on Paper

Size: 6 W x 8.3 H x 0.1 D in

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This is another example of my Mall Mark drawings. This was drawn on the steps of the 'Original' SM Mall in the Tondo Manila. These drawings are not based on photographs but are drawn in real-time. The two manikin models formed the main focus. I did tend to add an element of caricature to these two figures. Glamour means a lot in the Philippines. What caught my eye were the posters of Maybelline Eyes in the background. Maybe there is an element of Pop Art here too. There could be something a bit sinister here too with those two sets of starring eyes looking out from the drawing. I was also playing around with the idea of poster eyes looking out at us. More or less everybody else is looking in about from the lady on the left. Maybe a device found in Baroque art? A fixing spray can be applied.

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Drawing:Ballpoint Pen on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:6 W x 8.3 H x 0.1 D in

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What is central to my work is observation. I was taught observational drawing at Brockenhurst 6th Form college. This was followed up at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK. I regularly attended formal life drawing classes. This is what David Hockney calls ‘eyeballing’. I was a teacher for 30 years in various High Schools in London. I did keep up my interest in art and produced a number of watercolors whilst on holiday in Europe. I might consider entering them here. Since retiring I moved to the Philippines. I started drawing in pencil on small postcards. I observed life in the large shopping Malls found in Metro Manila. One I concentrated on, in particular, was the 168 SM Mall in Tondo Manila, especially in the food hall there. I would always tend to sit down in the same seat. This way I could hold down a number of constants such as chairs, tables, and my two ‘manikin mates’. I also moved from using pencils to black Biro pens. I also play and improvise on the tenor saxophone. If you mess up in a solo you have to ‘make good’ in real-time, the same is true when using an ink pen. Texting is very common in the Philippines. This way I could concentrate on figures as they tended to stay still. I am always very respectful. I have witnessed a range of emotions in the food hall. Working on a small scale, I am also very discreet. In this example, I managed to get a good likeness of the young gentleman sitting in the front. Have studied Art History at 6th form and at University, there is a bit of a Baroque influence in the way the two manikins are looking out at you in the picture, there is also a play of different head positions. There is a distinct foreground, middle ground, and background as well. The ‘Golden Mean’ proportion seems to be hard-wired into my work as well. Remember this work in observed, ‘eyeballed and not based on a photograph. It was drawn in real-time.

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