I began to explore the idea that resistance is the last one standing, the last one left. The one that perseveres to hold onto what they believe in. Ideas on how to represent this came in the form of a last leaf on a tree, a bowling pin left standing etc. I didn't like the route these visuals were taking so I began looking at old Penguin book covers and I began experimenting with geometric shapes and physical barriers through shapes. I thought I could illustrate my idea using arrows. I decided to have lots of arrows following one direction and then one arrow which was going to opposite or taking its own route. This tests the idea of non-conformity, an example being the resistance to follow suit with the masses, the norm even society.
These ideas I played with and developed them,
I liked how the layers and the white space worked together. I also did this sketch which is in a contrasting style but also works well by itself.
I began to think how else I could communicate this idea of one person, one mind resisting what its being told. I thought about lights, bulbs and lamps - how a mass of bulbs with only one on or just one not lighting up could symbolize a greater meaning or refusing, resisting or leading. I worked with the following illustrations and then developed these.
Ideally, when I first envisioned this idea I wanted to photograph the real thing. With the time constraints I just decided to go with the next best thing...an illustration of the idea.
Still unsure about which idea im going to run with - I haven't had any peer feedback so I think I'll see how it goes tomorrow!
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