Olio Final

Well, with the Olio finished and handed in, now's a good a time as any to show the final result:

Temporal War

I must say although I'm satisfied overall, I'm a little at odds with how this turned out. I asked around for feedback and it was really facinating to hear other people's interpretations.

Pretty much everyone focused on a iconographic aspect and the connection with medieval depictions of hell but surprisingly few noticed the mechanical man or made anything of it, which was interesting because frankly, I thought it would be an obvious indicator.

Olio

In my Illustration course, the Olio is a collection of my years work (as in all the people in their third and final year of illustration). It is a piece made with the intention for the Olio and usually with a running theme (such as the theme of mythology, which was last years). This year there isn't really a theme, but, we were given a quotation to interpret. This was mine:

'Remember those quiet evenings'

Now, I could just as easy illustrate something with the theme of tranquility, however, I find the key element of this phrase is was distinguishing the difference between witnessing a time of peace and recalling a time of peace from long ago. Remember those quiet evenings.

Making the key element is nostalgia...

Or even regret.

Which got me thinking about doing something I've been wanting to do a long, long time. Something involving the storyline of my biggest project.

Honestly, it fits my usual work so well I couldn't have picked a better quote.