#9: The Portrait

 

Portrait drawing of my roommate while she was studying. I remember in this one movie I saw ‘Parasite’, on the cover photo, all the min characters had this bar line over their eyes. I thought that that was really cool, and wanted to incorporate some kind of different element that would make it seem less of ‘just’ a portrait.

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  1. Hi Jinju, I think this portrait turned out great and I also think it is wonderful that you drew your roommate! I wonder what she thinks of the drawing? Parasite was a really amazing movie — and I think it so interesting that you reference that here. I wonder what that black bar across the eyes means to you? It is almost like a mask, taking away someone’s identity OR protecting their privacy. Either way, it is an act of concealment. It is actually really striking that you covered the eyes here, when today during the pandemic we all have our mouths covered – you covered the element of the face we have to read the most when we are together in person. For example, I have to admit, I actually don’t know your full face that well because we always meet with our masks on! Besides this one element of your drawing, I want to also commend you for the beautiful way you rendered her hair and the folds of the shirt! These are the most captivating elements of the drawing — I almost imagine a version of this drawing with the head turned entirely away from the viewer so we really focus on that beautiful hair! This also makes me think of Lorna Simpson’s head series, which you might be interested in: https://lsimpsonstudio.com/drawings/head-series-2008

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