project proposal POV

 POINTS OF VIEW

introduction to illustration 

module UASAWA-30-1

autumn 2020

PROJECT PLAN

STUDENT NAME 

Louisa McDonald (20025554) 

PROJECT THEME

exploring my dislike for some men 

POV 1

"boys will be boys"

POV 2

"not all men"

POV 3

"sorry I'm a man"

WHAT AM I TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL?

inquisitive. i'm hoping to create something thats thought provoking, enough so that it could make someone reconsider their previous opinions.

ARE THERE ANY UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL AREAS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACCESS DURING THIS PROJECT

yes! printmaking. perhaps use the computers in the library for photoshop also

WHICH PARTICULAR MATERIALS AND PROCESSES WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY?

photoshop to finely and maturely edit final images. printmaking such as lino print would be amazing, especially in the studio on campus.

EXPLAINING THE PERSPECTIVES:

The first perspective “boys will be boys” aims to illustrate the classic tinder date profile picture, macho but nice guy trying to flex his masculinity by showing off a big fish he caught on a sailing trip with the boys two summers ago. The fish itself is a metaphor, and the fact that the three men are propping it up emphasises how men hold onto the same issue. For example toxic masculinity, mansplaining, sexism, etc. Another connotation of the fish is how some are predators, and some are fodder. Men are often the same. 

“Not all men” highlights a confused old grandma that you always argue at christmas due to conflicting political views. The use of grandma emphasises how her views are outdated! She doesn’t think that ‘all men’ are the same, or are predators and bad guys, similarly to most people. But I’ve drawn her confused, as she has simply missed the point. Saying “not all men” as a response to something is dismissive and oppressive, and my aim for this illustration was to hopefully change peoples minds. Maybe it isn’t “all men”, but it’s most of them.

The third and final perspective is "sorry I'm a man"s objective is to ridicule the 'nice guys', the feminist sleazy boys who cannot physically comprehend the impact of their actions, and only have the ability to half heartedly apologise just to make their lives easier. Details such as the chipped nail polish, raggedy hair, horrid hat, fag in hand and red wine on stand by, they accentuate the 'I'm not like other guys' persona.