Research Illustration

My professor Yvonne Buchanan gave us this really fun assignment that I've been enjoyoing these days. It is called the "Cinderella Assignment," where we have to take the western Cinderella story and illustrate it through another culture. The first step to this assignment was to make 10 composition sketches of the regular Cinderella and 10 sketches through a different culture. I was contemplating between using the Kenyan or Korean culture and I finally decided to do Korean because, well, for one, I am Korean so it'll be easier to understand, and two, I went to many historical sites in Korea that will help me out in terms of research. As I kept sketching for this assignment, I came across many questions such as, what would the floor of the house be made out of or what shoes would Cinderella be wearing at this time in history? It's really fun actually. It makes you appreciate the children's books you grew up reading.

What I found really interesting is how there is a Cinderella figure in every culture. It kind of ties in with what I've been learning in Child Development. Though this is an obvious statement, similar gender roles is universal thing and crosses many culture. It's fun to know that I can tie in psychological issues into my art work. I believe that there are many more patterns and motifs that you can add into your artwork when you really have a meaning behind the image. Anyway, I'm really enjoying my classes and having fun with my assignments.



Oh and by the way, BOYS LIKE GIRLS CONCERT TONIGHT @ SCHINE. I'm SOOOOOOOOO excited. I need to get my screaming voice ready!