I'm currently working on a series of ink drawings inspired by ukiyo-e, demons and the human condition.
What is the human condition? Thats a very good question. Very few people truly understand what it is, and with these artworks I want to delve into it a bit deeper and explore what the human condition really is. Here is an excerpt from Jeremy Griffith's book Freedom, which nicely summarises the human condition:
The human condition arises from the existence of so-called ‘good and evil’ in our make-up. We humans are capable of shocking acts of inhumanity like rape, murder and torture and our agonising predicament or ‘condition’ has been that we have never been able to explain and thus understand why. Even in our everyday behaviour, why are we competitive, aggressive and selfish when clearly the ideals of life are to be the complete opposite, namely cooperative, loving and selfless?
You can read more of Jeremy Griffith's book here.
I am hugely inspired by ukiyo-e, which is a style of Japanese woodblock prints and painting. Artists such as Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, and Toshio Saeki have been an influence on the style I have developed for my new artwork series.
In total, I want to have 10 artworks in this series which will all be done using ink on Arches.
Hail
Ink on paper, 28x40cm
I would love to know what you think of this style. Let me know if you would like to do another post showing you the process of how I draw these artworks.
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