DRAWING AT STANFORD
**Content warning: some of the works below were for an anatomy class and depict prosections provided by deceased people who donated their bodies to Stanford hospital. If sensitive to such content, please do not continue past “Self Portrait.”
SELF PORTRAIT
colored pencil, Sharpie marker
Final project for Drawing I. This piece is a challenge to the conventional self portrait and is inspired by “methexism,” which focuses on capturing the “energy” or “essence” of the subject rather than directly imitating its appearance. I wanted to highlight the fundamentals of drawing that I learned from this class — mainly, four distinct steps, which are each represented by a different colored pencil. However, I also wanted the piece to be visually surprising and to channel methexism, so I opted for bold, select outlines rather than finishing the portrait in a traditional sense.
ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS
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