Vintage Modern

Vintage Vision - 2017

This is the portrait of a woman from the 1920's in which I found myself charmed by her gaze. The shirt and the little design on the bottom were added to add a modern touch to a rather vintage subject matter. The interplay between the contrasting green and purple colors highlight the face and make the gaze more prominent. When creating designs I like to rely on intuition and draw whatever first comes into my mind. The compositions of Alexander Rodchenko have been a major driver for my recent experimentation with abstract designs.

Degas

Inspire par Degas - 2016

My artwork is influenced by the great masters of modernism. Degas in particular drew my attention because of his portrayal of a little dancer. The look on her face is defiant and confident something which I found appealing since most portrayals of women I've seen so far depict women as someone submissive.
By copying and altering the face of the little dancer from that of Degas' I gained a better understanding and appreciation of the process and subsequent gratification one gets after seeing how a simple rendition can take on a prejudiced view of the female identity.

Cosmonaut

I have been studying the work of Alexander Rodchenko by creating variations of his work and incorporating them in the background of some of my artwork. In this particular piece I tried to develop an ambiguous sense of space since the block of black and the color figures above both create a pronounced contrast in which the girl finds herself trapped.
The girl is caught in the middle of motion to evoke a sense of hustle. Her profession is one of constant work. As a result, she cannot afford the luxury of pausing.
As an engineering student I find it troubling that most of my classmates are male even though women are fully capable of pursuing a career in engineering. As a response I created this artwork to empower the idea that women can excel in a predominantly male profession.

Cosmonaut - Ink and Crayon on Paper (2016)