MINDistortionTV

MINDistortionTV, 4 months ago

Lovely work! It looks so simple, in a way, yet it feels like you’ve perfectly captured the scene. Love it. What sort of pen are you using?

MINDistortionTV, 4 months ago

Amazing work and cute subject matter! Also hats off for all that stippling work, I always love seeing it but utterly lack the patience.

MINDistortionTV, 4 months ago

Ain’t that the truth.

MINDistortionTV, 4 months ago

Thanks! Charcoal on paper with some smudging by hand.

MINDistortionTV, 4 months ago

I love the strict composition, beautiful work!

MINDistortionTV, 4 months ago

Thank you! Yes it’s charcoal.

MINDistortionTV, 4 months ago

There’s something oddly calming about this piece, I really like it.

MINDistortionTV, 4 months ago

I love the dynamic in that one!

MINDistortionTV, 4 months ago

Lovely work, thanks for sharing!

MINDistortionTV, 5 months ago

thanks! :)

MINDistortionTV, 5 months ago

Much appreciated, I try my best to keep exploring and to not repeat myself too much :)

MINDistortionTV, 5 months ago

The idea grew organically during the process of painting :) Starting with a hazy grey sky I felt like contrasting it with a bold, black shape that also emphasizes its verticality. From there I just knew that it had to be a prototypical foreboding dark monolith, towering over a vast, plain landscape (or sea, as it ended up being); backlit by what might be the sun, contrasting both the blackness of the monolith and the drabness of the sky.

MINDistortionTV, 5 months ago

I tried tapping into the platonic ideal of the foreboding dark tower that we see in so many of our narratives, so I’m glad my piece managed to send you down this path! Including 2001 of course (though not quite a tower), hence the name. I wasn’t familiar with Robert Browning’s poem, thanks for the link!