Many of us are in search of love, companionship, freedom, or a search of self-discovery. These journeys cannot be generalised or made into something specific by others for all people are special and different. The journey is more spiritual than physical which is what I was trying to portray in this work. In Search of... is a piece of art made for the 2006 Nationwide Mercury Prize Art competition. The theme was to design something with a musical influence in an abstract or figurative manner. The female figure line drawing was unfinished until I heard about the competition. The subject matter was remarkably interesting, so I started looking for ways of showing music in physical form. I decided on using waveforms created by music and incorporating them into a composition centred around the girl. Everything else after that kind of fell into place. The piece was a winning finalist and exhibited at The Hospital gallery in Covent Garden, London.
In Search of ...
Halftone pattern Eagle drawing
Manga character drawing
Hi-gloss acrylic panel print 11" x 11" (square 1:1)
The Hospital Gallery. Covent Garden, London 2006
TVU Contemporaries Show. Trocadero, London 2007
