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0B3

2022
0B3, full colour ink drawing of a bustling nighttime cityscape, by Manfredas
Detail of the layered colour patterns in the 0B3 drawing

This project redefined the conceptual rules of this series, I chose to portray the opposite of what I did before - electricity, movement, colors. This turned out to be a fun challenge in the technical sense, the layering of the colors across the whole surface, while avoiding specific areas was something new for me. the composition, inspired by the views I saw walking my dog in the evening. In the end, I realised my goal of peace and spacious environments was better portrayed through monochromatic, lifeless landscapes. This project became out of place, but necessary.

This one is a bit different, its the opposite of what the other settlements in this series are, I wanted to create the bustling "city" look, i got the idea from soviet apartment blocks during night time, the patterns of lights from different apartments seemed interesting to me.

Close-up of polychromos and arteza pencil colour work in 0B3
Detail of the custom alphabet and lettering created for 0B3

Drawn using polychromos/arteza pencils and noodlers bulletproof ink, ensuring the longevity of the piece. 39×90cm

The various references are turnt up to 11, from a bunch of writing naming artists, writers, cars, places adds to the patterns of the work. This project introduced my own alphabet, i made it to further the idea of adding "lyrics" to visual arts, information without the need to read anything.

Close-up of writing and references embedded in the 0B3 drawing

This project redefined the conceptual rules of this series, in the end i realized most of what i did didn't lead to my goal, which is why there was a 0B3,5 in the works, I did it digitally and sadly during a BIOS update my computer got wiped, so the only remaining image of this project is from when I had just started.

Early-stage image of the unfinished digital 0B3,5 piece

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