This is a recent work of mine, currently unfinished and done with ink pen. I have always loved pen and ink and have recently returned to doing more figurative work depicting actual things and people, (rather than purely abstract work). The is called tentatively "Akward Man" because of the pained or rather determined at least expression on the man's face and the awkwardness of the hand gesture in relation to the face. I can definitely relate to how this guy is feeling. Sometimes I am socially very smooth and cool, other times I am fumbling and awkward. Anyways I like unfinished work and thought I would share this in it's current state before I do finish it. It will be finished like a few others I am doing in what I guess you could call a series (symbolist kind of work with simple color and ink), check out this other one; Sun, Man and Crow.
Akward Man, pen and ink, Ed Tajchman. © '08
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this is very good
thanks William
Really nice work, Ed. I like the way in which you've introduced enough distortion and flattened the planes just a bit to create the feeling of awkwardness you have in the title. Did you start by wanting to depict "awkwardness" or was that the feeling the work gave you once you reached this stage? In either case, it's a perfect title for it.
I'll be interested to see the next steps with this one. It is interesting to see how a work progresses.
I like it--including the misspelling "Akward" which actually makes the word itself awkward (awkward because it's not actually "awkward" but...okay, now I'm even confusing myself) (sorry to focus more on the title than the drawing--words are more my area of expertise, so it's easier to talk about them). Anyway...it's cool...and so's "Sun Man and Crow" with its waffle sun and...wow, there's a lot going on in that one....
Bob,
No I didn't intend for the awkwardness really but just went with it when I did see it. Definitely a contrast between the hand and the more abstract face.
yogaforcynics,
I didn't realize the title was spelled wrong until you mentioned it, oh well! Thanks for the compliment.
Hi Ed,
I like this a lot too. The hand particularly jumps out at me, and I like the pairing of it with the face. There is something very appealing about the stark black-white look of ink on paper.
thanks Francis...
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