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Untitled, 10" x 14" ink on paper
Using the same reference, I came up with three very different versions of a face. Same technique, lots of water on the paper, and the results got looser and looser each time.
I was only going to post one of these but I think it's interesting to see the progression from first to last. I'm kind of partial to the third and last one ---
Untitled, 10" x 14" ink on paper
Untitled, 10" x 14" ink on paper
I've been poring over the work of Marlene Dumas lately which inspired me to experiment. Her portraiture can be quite disturbing and off-putting.
I was particularly interested her different portraiture series, such as the 95 portraits in Models and the 21 images in Jesus Serene.
She used the same technique of working wet-into-wet but I've come to realize now that she worked up a lot of the crisp detail in the weird portraits with pencil or graphite. The result - her soupy faces would have the occasional sharp piercing eyes or teeth, making them even more strange.
3 comments:
I prefer the top (first) one.
I've seen Dumas portraits online before. Some, yes, but a lot is too doll-like for me. Creepy dolls!
Yes, totally creepy. But that's what I like about them, that they are so disturbing!
I like them all but the first one is my fave.
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