During the years of my studies I always had a ‘freehand pride’ and used my own drawings to present my projects for my University portfolio.
I really enjoyed experimenting with different techniques, moreover, synthesising them to create more depth in texture and colour. My favourite ones were the visualisation pictures for my diploma project . For those I used photos that I took of the cardboard model that was made by me as well, and then I scanned my own ink- and aquarell drawings and blended them in Photo Shop.
As for designing, I always went for edgy and one-of-a-kind structures because those kind of buildings were the ones that I admired the most. I wanted to create plans that stand out and that one remembers of even after seeing many other designs. Whenever I saw exhibitions of other student’s work, I always categorised them by the feelings they triggered in me. The ones that surprised me, amazed me for the first sight or even made me swear out loud were the ones I admired. I didn’t care about the engineering part, or how clever the urban planning was. For me architectural regulations were a burden that made it really hard to create freely.
Rules such as rooms need to be approached through doors, or the necessity of 20 + cm heat insulation when I want a slender pillar and so forth just made me fall out of love with the profession. Not that I was very committed in that relationship in the first place. The time I spent with architecture was just a ‘must’ and I couldn’t stop thinking about drawing. I was always the most excited about the final step which was only like 5% of the whole process and I had to realise it is just not enough for me.
Architecture and I broke up but I learned a lot from our relationship. I developed a sense for a clean design, I became really precise (very very close to be OCD if I’m honest) and I improved my drawing skills.
art from scratch 