Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Androgyny - Sasha Stéfan Art Images - PHOTO SET


androgynousadjective

           partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex.

                                             -The Oxford dictionary

I had the pleasure of partaking in a photo set put on by Sasha "Stéfan" and Jacqueline "Javs" Ann Cables and joining model Eileen Mello.  The Initial idea proposed was glam, but the theme morphed into a discussion about androgyny and the blurring of gender lines.

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Inspired from early pioneers and challengers of gender roles such as Frida Kahlo  and David Bowie to more contemporary individuals, models Andrej Pejić and Casey Legler, for instance.  All have, in one way or another, either challenged, experimented, or uniquely identified with the way gender and sex is represented as individuals.

 VIDEO: Casey Leger - Male Models: The Female of the Species

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Rather than completely reverse identities like drag or other contrasting of gender forms of bending, androgyny has the interesting ability to blend and blur the lines of sexual identity and shine in its subtlety.  Androgyny can have the strange ability to represent both sexes while almost simultaneously doing away with both all together.

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This was a great opportunity to not only explore gender and identity from a different perspective, but also a new experience in art; being the subject of a composition rather than filling the role of a painter or sculptor creating the piece.  In no way do I have illusions of being a professional model, but I would like to continue experimenting being in front of the camera.  Thank you again to my gracious collaborators: Sasha, Jacqueline, and Eileen.

Of course we had to include the obligatory "bathroom party" shots :P
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credits:
Sasha.Stefan.Art
http://www.ssaimages.com/

#alexpascualart


Monday, November 11, 2013

80s-90s villians - ROUGH SKETCHES

Setting up a series of sketches of the most villianous evil do-ers of the 80s and 90s cartoon era.  Here are a few rough camera shots of some I have already begun to sketch out.  Better scans, maybe some line-work and poss some color; either way, more to come soon!!

Bebop and Rocksteady - TMNT
Bebop and Rocksteady (chibi) - TMNT

Mumm-Ra - Thundercats

Pizzazz - Jem

Nemesis Enforcer - G.I. Joe - The Movie (1987)
Prince Lotor - Voltron