Today we were set the task of illustrating a series of mismatched words from lists we wrote based on contemporary themes .i.e. politics, history, technology etc. I received combinations like Anne Frank and friends, the Pacman slave trade and The Flintstones French Revolution. At first I was totally baffled by the brief and I felt stressed and overwhelmed as we didn’t have long to complete our drawings. I was particularly stressed because I have never really drawn from my imagination before and everyone else seemed so good at it. I eventually came up with the simple idea of merging Eugene Delacoix's painting ‘Liberty Leading the People’ with the Flintstones. This worked really well for me as it meant that I could use images as a reference point while still adding my own personal creative twist, rather than relying purely on my own imagination. Having completed my sketch I was upset by how messy it was and so desperately wanted to go back and re draw it but I didn’t let myself. I knew that it was a brief about ideas and not drawing skills. Having done one drawing I then felt like I was on a roll and completed a couple of others in no time. Having hated this brief at first I actually really surprised myself and ended up having a really good time completing it. This is the first time I have ever drawn in this style and I now feel that it i an area of my practice that I would like to continue to work on.
During the session we also discussed the line between what is witty and what is offensive and it is clear that it is quite a fine one. Someone presented a Hitler fashion magazine which everyone in the class found funny but I can definitely see how it could be seen as offensive. Having discussed this it made me look back at and reflect on my own work. I think that even though everyone on my table found it funny, I may crossed a line with my Hitler Facebook sketch. This is something I will now think about more when making work in the future.
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