Following on from the previous source photograph & others of the recent past to have provided suitable inspiration & productive motivation, this image presented itself primarily through its composition neatly & equally divided into two distinct halves, which suggested its transcription into another diptych. Each of these halves have their own appeal too, with the left one incorporating an irresistible modernist grid (of which this blog has spoken earlier) into its formal elements & the right deploying the stark contrast of the highlighted forms of head, hands & the triangle of the white shirtfront emerging from an almost flat black ground. That bob is the modernist hairstyle par excellence too, a perfect marriage of form & function, sleek, cool, stylish & easily manageable.
graphite/40x30cm
original source: ‘The Times’ 21/02/08
Soundtrack:
Lambchop
‘Damaged’, ‘Aw, C’mon’, ‘No, You C’mon’, ‘I Hope You’re Sitting Down’
No comments:
Post a Comment