Touch

 

Pain

8.5x8

Paper and Ink

"So in a sense, pain really is a sign that we're out of harmony with Nature. When we're in pain the localized place hurts but the entire body responds." -Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of Senses, pg 107

Statement: The passage talks about how pain means we're out of harmony. With the drawing, I wanted to make the clear point where the pain is with creating lines around the hand. But ripped the paper to create that imbalance. It shows how much pain can alter our body from the biggest or tiniest reactions.

The Inner Climate

500x500mm

Digital Drawing

"For millennia we've relied on our warm-bloodedness as a life-force; we prize caring, compassionate people by referring to their warmth. And here is a monster homing in on that warmth. Our essence is our undoing says the message of these sensory frightmares." -Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of Senses, pg 91

Statement: I wanted to make the person look like thermal radar with the body heat signature. Creating a life force surrounding them as a monster tries to reach or get to it. Being attracted to the warmth like a moth to a flame. I wanted to make the person and warmth be approachable, blending the colors together like a painting. As I make the monster more sketchy like, rough and crisp to create that contrast between the two.