Finishing up the Art Smposium on Saturday night after the exhibition, I launched right into my dyptych, being lucky enough to be allowed to continue working in the Graphics Studio in order to finish my entry. With the deadline a mere three days away, I start my days early and end them late, drawing like a maniac (Okay, drawing in a calm and orderly, precice and almost meditatively obsessive-compulsive manner....)
During the Art Symposium I began an illustration project of translating Hungarian folktales and Hun Legends through the eyes of someone who grew up on those tales, but in a far removed and completely different environment. I felt continuing in this vein fit perfectly with the theme of the Biennale.
Initally I had planned to inject a lot of "Australiana" into the illustrations themselves, but as I worked on the images this became more subtle, and less of a main focus. Instead my focus shifted to depicting the characters in my own unique way, transporting the scenarios into a modern context. As usual I sought inspiration from the people I find myself surrounded with, so these illustrations can double as portraits of the incredible people I have been meeting on my journey.
Animals play a big part in Hungarian folklore, and I decided to replace some with the animals I was more familiar with from back in Australia. As unfamiliar and foreign to the people here as European animals were to me, I decided to depict this dichotomy by reducing the animals to shades - resembling paper cut outs or props in a play.
Apologies that this was such a text-heavy post, I will go into more detail about the piece I am creating in the next post, along with a plethora of work in progress shots : )
Maybe just a little sneak peek for now......
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