Portraits

Following this idea i thought id have a go at making, or atleast start some rough verson of a blueprint of myself. With the skills i learned at my placement i used illustrator to draw (with the pen tool) my face and features.

from this experiment i realised how hard it was to get the right level of detail in my face, as a lot of the detail that appears naturally is in shadows. too much detail and it wont look like a blueprint, not enough and it wont look like me. another problem with this idea is that it wouldnt be possible to include my april data collection and keep the idea in context

Also when i was away i stumbled across a realy nice little exhibition called 'castillo san jose' where one particular piece stood out.

in this piece, the artist Zhang Huan has calligraphers write the names of his ancestors, personal stories and random thoughts on his face, while being photographed at regular intervals. the idea that his present state, is crafted and influenced by his history is an ide that i very much believe in and find inspiring..

continuing this idea, but in a more modern illistrative way is Mr Bingo's 'Euroman'. although the piece focuses on his love of football. the ilistrative style is interesting visually as well as being informative of his passion of football. i could use a similar aproach to show my month.