Portraits - Mini research Task

In order to move forward with finding a stronger direction for my next shoot I started searching for a new artist to look at. I ended up finding them one day while scrolling through tumblr. I was draw to it straight away because of its simplistic and clean style, making the meaning of each image stand out.

Elliana Esquivel - Elesq

Elesq (screen name) is an online artist who mainly works through the online store Etsy, Instagram, and Tumblr. The mainly work through commission making art to sell. Their style is very minimalistic and clean, mainly using line work and then block colour to accent and highlight certain areas. 

Drawn by Elliana Esquivel (Elesq) 

Drawn by Elliana Esquivel (Elesq)

Drawn by Elliana Esquivel (Elesq)

Drawn by Elliana Esquivel (Elesq)

I think her style is meaning focused and as the whole purpose and the look of the drawings is to portray the initial meaning. I think that this is a great start for me to start finding a more solid meaning to base my work around. The above images all have different yet similar themes. The first is one of caged freedom and the fish is floating in the air representing freedom and dreams while its still in a plastic bag and attached to the girl, this represents the caged nature of the image. The second image is probably my favourite of the 4 and it is an image that is one that speaks of exhaustion mainly related to being over worked. The third is simply one of imagination, and the last is one showing how the mind can be a prison or a place of growth.

Drawn by Elliana Esquivel (Elesq)

The above image is one of the main drawings of Elesq's that stood out to me, the meaning is simply one of Yin-Yang and balance in the mind. I really like this theme and I really want to work with this theme and maybe develop it into one more fitted for identity.

Drawn by Elliana Esquivel (Elesq)

This is my favourite image out of all the drawings I looked at by Elesq. I really like presentation of it being visibly in a book. I also feel like the image kind of has a like 'passing thought' vibe to it, its very simple and thought provoking, it has a sense to it thats its almost like a doodle. I just really like its presence as an image and the meaning behind it is really thought provoking too. Its message is basically one of being lost in thought and being absent from situations. I'd like to work with this concept further and link in the theme of balance from the previous image.