After a fruitful study trip to Florida in August, I made a series of illustrations when I got back in the studio to sum up and remind myself of what I learned.
The result is a series of portraits with emphases on capturing the motion and body language of their subjects rather than physical likeness. We all carry ourselves with our own unique ways in our everyday lives, and the way we carry ourselves reflects our personalities perhaps as much as our physical appearances do, if not more. This series of illustrations are based on my observations on that of the subjects - their movement, their pacing / timing, their dynamic, and how their personalities are reflected through these characteristics. The portraits are displayed in the same order I completed them in - Lars Ulrich (drummer / Metallica), Maria Sharapova, Robert De Niro (as Travis Bickles), and Kobe Bryant. Lastly, a brief explanation of the term "Plastic Dynamism" from my main man Boccioni.
"Plastic dynamism is the simultaneous action of the motion characteristic of an object (its absolute motion), mixed with the transformation which the object undergoes in relation to its mobile and immobile environment (its relative motion)."
-Umberto Boccioni
