Lives of People with Depression

I have decided to explore the area of people living with depression, as part of our theme The Lives of Others. I have been looking at symptoms and possible causes of depression, as well as some online personal diaries written anonymously by sufferers. I explored working onto different types of paper, before finally deciding to draw onto tissues. The fragile nature of the tissues really seems to highlight the fragility of the human condition when it is being weighed down heavily by depression. I also see  tissues as having an obvious association with crying so I think it is appropriate material for this task.

 

Here is a sample of my work on tissue. I took a quote from a depresssion diary I had researched, and tried to depict the self consciousness and paranoia reflected on in the quote. I use the eyes to create pattern to emphasise the intensity of the paranoia, and how the feeling of paranoia can make you believe that everyone is watching you. I used a fine liner pen, a red marker and I applied diluted black ink to give a watery delicate effect which I think contrasts well with my graphic style of drawing, and also suggests the falling of tears onto the tissue.

Typography Art

I am very interested in graphic design and typography, so I think my book will definitely have a graphic element to it. I will probably create any lettering by hand, and maybe somehow incorporate text into my images. I started looking at typography art because I really enjoy looking at graphic art, and I figured it might inspire me a bit!

 

 This is a lino print of places in London which are organised in a map format.

 

I really love how the lettering has been organised to create perspective in the drawing.

 I think the combination of motifs, lettering and negative space letters is very visually effective.

Contextual Studies Book Project

For second semester, our Learning to Learn module has been replaced by Contextual Studies. We have been given a 6 week project in which we have to produce an artist's book based on the theme The Lives Of Others. The brief states that the incorporation of text, image and form are vital in the production of this book. The 'book' is not excluded to the standard format of a book, but can be anything from a sculpture to an installation to a handmade notebook.
Here are some images of artist's books that I have found-