In this block of school I only realized later that friendship was a recurring theme in my work. For the self-reflection assignment I started drawing. I drew my four friends. Everyone is depicted in a different way, in a different style, because we are all four different persons, yet we form a close unit. As a designer I think it is very important that everyone can express themselves in their own way, therefore also the differences in characters. My best friend Kim left for Austria and I notice that the relations have been shaken up as a result. The group is no longer complete.
I couldn't immediately say that this print was also about connection and friendship, because I didn't immediately realize this. I think that because I was able to imagine it that way, I was able to process what had happened. I showed all my work to my best friend and he immediately said that he saw our friendship reflected in everything, only then did I realize that it was indeed the case. The circle was complete again. Best friend was gone, loss and loss, art about friendship, and my best friend who in turn makes me see this again. The drawing is also very much about choosing who you are and blossoming yourself.
I make a lot of intuitive choices, which I only realize later why I made them. I think that is also very much my strength. I do a lot of things by feel and later realize exactly what it means.
I have mainly made my manifesto visual, I have also written down words, but I am very expressive, so images explain better what I mean. I like to draw what you experience, not very realistic, so not what you see.
I have mainly made my manifesto visual, I have also written down words, but I am very expressive, so images explain better what I mean. I like to draw what you experience, not very realistic, so not what you see.
During this period I also moved, for the first time on my own and this event also had a big impact. I painted a living room on A1 paper and digitally drew it to depict the feeling of coming home. On the one hand, my new house doesn't feel quite like my home yet because my best friend isn't there, but on the other, I live there with my best friend. There is an unfilled void.
I especially notice that I need time to find the right words. I don't immediately realize what it means and why something is so. When time goes by, I can articulate it better.
In my designs it is mainly about the connection, with what you do, but also especially with other people. Without that connection, I don't really know what I'm doing.
