When I was in 6th
grade, one of my friends had introduced me to an artist named Alex Pardee. I
was never really into art or drawing, so the very fact that these drawings
peaked my interest was a sign that I would soon be delving deeper into the
subject. His drawings are incredibly unique that capture many different motifs
set out by today's society among other things.They depict crudely drawn
creatures acting in somewhat human ways in a surreal way. The drawings also
often exaggerate every day behaviors by adding a sort of "evil" twist
on them. This is what I find really interesting. What the drawings really do is
give you a front row seat into what is going on in his mind. Being able to
express yourself through creative drawing is something that I really respect.
Mainly because I can not for the life of me draw anything that I could revert
back and say that that's how I am feeling.
This is what I feel
what makes drawing a very unique form of creativity. "The ideas and
concepts so conceived can then manifest themselves in any number of ways, but
most often, they become something we can see, hear, smell, touch, or taste.
"(Mumford, 2003, p. 110) In this case, it is a visual representation of
the artist's views and values. However, I feel like in Alex Pardee's case, he
simply draws what he finds interesting and makes it even more interesting.
Surrealism art is where Pardee gets most of his influence from and it shows
very obviously. “Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected
juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers
regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and
foremost, with the works being an artifact.” (Wikipedia “Blog”) The first ever
surrealism art came to be in the early 1900’s in a French play called “Les
Mamelles de Tirésias”. The play depicts a woman who changes her sex in order to
gain power over men. Long story short, the plot was a rather ridiculous story
that involved actions that just couldn’t happen in the real world. Ever since
that play, artists who support the surrealist views have strived to make real
the values that the form of art finds important. Alex Pardee embodies all of
these surrealist values if not more in all of his drawings. I hope to continue
to study his drawings throughout this unit so that I can be exposed to his
great works of art and see just what goes on in that crazy head of his.
Works Cited
Image URL
http://www.eyesuckink.com/
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