Thursday, March 27, 2008

Strongbad

A wrestler/boxer who's ready to take on the world. Strongbad's eyes present unrestrained fury, his open stance invites all takers and the picture as a whole displays the character's angry passion. His face, with his mouth open like he's yelling at something, and his eyes glaring, set a mood of distaste. It's like Strongbad is yelling, "you're wrong!" Moving to his arms and body we see something akin to a drunken man trying to start a fight. Arms outstretched that might thump the chest every now and then, simply inviting someone else into a fight. Combining the two we find a person who just wants to fight, and is challenging anyone to come closer so Strongbad can deal out some punishment. The fact that there is nothing else in the picture makes this all the more apparent; since there's nothing in the picture to make Strongbad angry, it must be something outside the picture, mainly, you! His eyes, his fists, and his stance all combine to make Strongbad one guy you don't want to mess with.

1 comment:

Andrea Stemaly said...

Andrew-
I'm wondering why you have used so many fragments in here? Are you trying to go for a symbolic analysis of the simplicity of the picture, or is this just a quick revision?