Agony
Art by @JoerB
Some LGBTQ+ members of the community can’t openly love who they want to love, so the bars represent that barrier. The fabric, with all its complex folds and creases represents sensuality, desire and love. Love, in all its forms is a complex thing of beauty.------------- The companion piece to my previous post ‘Ecstasy.’ Agony and Ecstasy were always meant to be a diptych. The issue for me is that there is a two-year gap between the completion of the two - there is a noticeable difference in the the way both were drawn. Faber Castell pastel pencils, Black and White Generals charcoal pencils on 9” x 12” Strathmore Toned Grey sketchbook paper.
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6 Comments
Lanah xiong (@Lanahyawnuwuw)
What are the chains for???
GLB (@GBsNightmare)
@Lanahyawnuwuw I believe you mean the bars? They are the barrier to loving who you wanna love. The fabric I think is the person you want to love or your gender or whatever.
Lanah xiong (@Lanahyawnuwuw)
oop- I dont know what stuff are so -_-
Lv99Lich (@Lv99Lich)
Thats why imo its always best leaving art open for interpretation. The viewer sets the meaning, making it more personal. Specifying what art represents usually alienates people who feel the subject matter doesn't apply to themselves. To me the provided description doesn't apply, and as such it removes my ability to identify with any of my own interpretations. That being said it is extremely well done.
Azula (@AzulaTheMushroom)
Geez, this is good, how long did it take to make?
Joer_B (@JoerB)
@AzulaTheMushroom The drawings themselves were only 12" wide x 9" high. Both drawings took about a week to finish, give or take. They were then scanned using an Epson V800 high resolution scanner, colour corrected and printed on an Epson wide format inkjet printer.