research

Researching for me is more of a hobby. Sometimes I don't like the word research because I associate it with a terribly boring class from high school but when it comes to art, the word feels way more "free". My research consists of watching documentaries, going to different blogs to find new artists, watching movies and film, and reading books or online articles. Most of the time I don't consider this to be research. I think of it as having fun on the internet. I realized that what I was looking up was having an effect on my life and artwork. Whatever I'm currently interested in I usually find it through researching. I become influenced. I will become almost obsessed with this subject and create work around it. I definitely go through phases due to my research. For example, my fashion illustrations. Last summer I cranked out fashion illustration after fashion illustration. At the time, I was watching a lot of old films such as All About Eve, A Streetcar Named Desire, Charade, and many other classic films from the 40s,50s, and 60s. I would google each of those films and read their Wiki page. There I could find out about the actresses and their wardrobe stylists. I would come across fashion illustrators such as Edith Head, stylist to the stars. I would google her which would lead me to many other illustrators. Then I would get inspired to illustrate. This is usually how my researching process works. Inspiration almost always comes from film. I will be a constant student and will always learn from my many phase even when I don't realize that I am.