...art is a by-product of the experience of being with yourself, of living within patience. -- Robert Beer

23.9.06

I see it anywhere..

Illustration Friday: Phobia


The topic is challenging. It took me an overnight to think about how to express phobia. I Googled the word and found a very long list of name. Uuh.. It's not easy to differ 'fear' and 'phobia' because phobia can go as detail too.

This afternoon I decided to grab some. Here:

Chorophobia- Fear of dancing.
Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors.
Chronophobia- Fear of time.
Cibophobia- Fear of food (Sitophobia, Sitiophobia)

Now it's easier for me to express someone's fear. When we fear of something, we feel like we 'see' our fear anywhere. In a plate of food, under the plate, as napkins, among the veggies,.. Haunting. It's all over!!

Materials: D&G, Landsend, Storm, Ameriprise ads and a page from Oprah.

17 comments:

Tiger Mouse said...

Thank you for your comment on my site! I'm glad I don't have fear of colours - it would be very limiting to have to draw in black and white only! This collage is actually a bit claustrophobic - gets across the feeling of phobia well!

Michelle Lana said...

great work!

andrea said...

Hey -- this is a great approach for this topic. Very original.

Anonymous said...

wonderful collage! really brings across your message

kat coyle said...

I think you captured a phobic feeling in this peice. I found it hard to illustrate phobia.

° said...

great collage effect, totally captures ur writing about phobias

Abbie said...

Excellent collage! It look like they are all sitting on the plate together.. very nice!
:)Abbie

murphy girl said...

nice collage!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful collage.

String said...

Great worried face - love your work, very original.

Amy Zaleski said...

How horrible it would be to have a fear of food. I just can't imagine it. Interesting collage. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

ELLA ELVIANA said...

yum yum.. how people can fear of food is beyond me... i love foods. hi hi.. eh tapi aq gak gendut loh. cuman bagian perut agak2 memalukan. :-D

Kim de Young said...

Interesting approach to phobia, I like the way this turned out.

Anonymous said...

Very nice and colorful!

Belinha Fernandes said...

Hello!I must scan a collage to send you - I lost all scaned collages.I must do it again.I don't remember the one you pic.But I'll check comments for it!!!

Ellen said...

Clever interpretation of the theme!

Anonymous said...

I really like how you've interpreted the word. It's true, I see my fears everywhere when I am overcome by them. Great work with the collage!