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An artist with a passion for many subjects, I decided to create a website not just about my Art and other ambitions, but a website that may eventually be a good resource for those with similar interests. These are the very early stages of this website and I have big plans for it in the future. (If you're a web-designer or comfortable with joomla drop me a line!)
“A Thousand Lines a Thousand Drawings”
This art project that blossomed out of a recent discussion about calligraphy. It started out as a way of exploring the infinite varieties of expression that are possible even with a very strict set of rules. Each drawing will be one continuous line inspired by a random collection of words, a favourite quote, an expression, or a brief description of an idea.
For example; a person could provide me with the quote “Ignis Aurum Probat, Miseria Fortes Homines” or the words “Love, Hospital, Rock”. In each case I would create an exploration in line incorporating these stimulus words and send the drawing to that person.
Once all 1000 drawings are complete I will create a database for the images online that will be searchable based on a number of criteria. With each drawing supplied I would request some general demographic information from the new owner of the drawing (if they wish to provide it). Information like City where they live, Age, Sex, Occupation etc. Once the database is complete you could browse through all of the drawings, or you could enter criteria like “All drawings with the word “Love” in the description” or “All drawings that were inspired by words from females between the age of 25 and 30”.
There are also other potential uses of this data as it may be feasible to generate a personality test out of the information. For example; a person could be presented with 5 randomly chosen images which they would rank from 1 – 5 in order of preference. Have this repeated 10 times or so and then tabulate the results. They may find out they prefer drawings by young men with aggressive or ambitious themes... perhaps it will be purely random. Only time and experimentation will tell.
To get an idea what some of my continuous line drawings look like have a look at the gallery below - Most of these drawings are single line drawings, however there are one or two which may have an extra line or so. These drawings won't be part of the project itself, but they give you an idea as to what to expect stylistically:
For a look at my other styles of drawing and other explorations of the human form, have a gander at the gallery below:
I hope you enjoy your stay, and if you have any questions or would like to work with me on any future projects, please don't hesitate to contact me -
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