Tally Marks: August – December 2014 sketches
Review by Paul Fiander
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from Natalie “Tally” Nourigat
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The chance to see inside a person’s mind can be a daunting exercise but also a rather unique experience. The trouble is how to access another’s thoughts, in a sci-fi world we could download thoughts and watch them like a TV show. Unfortunately that futuristic world still does not exist and instead we are left wanting for these unique experiences. Thankfully though there are those who give us windows into their lives and Natalie Nourigat is an artist who does this via her sketchbooks.
Tally Marks is a rather uniquely marketed book (to find out more click here) but its content is even more so. Within the 100 pages we get see to the things which catch the artists eye from Coffee shop patrons to Dogs to the Walking Dead (the show not actual walking dead people) nothing seems to escape her attention. I especially like the variety of characters that are depicted they come in all shapes and sizes and it’s refreshing to see someone cast their eye over the breadth of humanity they encounter. The majority of the art is in black and white with the odd splash of colour as you can see from the preview pages displayed below. Each page is filled to the brim with imagery so you really feel you are getting value from the book in its entirety. On close examination of the pictures you will see many still have pencil lines visible drawing you into the creative process. This is best shown off by the Ballet Dancer (I’m pretty sure she is a dancer of some variety) in the fourth volume, you can see the design of the dancers face and the way the lines overlap to create the image. As someone with no artistic ability I find it fascinating to see someone draw and the marks left on the sketches help me to understand the process in a new way. The four PDF’S are separated into roughly 25 pages each, the quality of the images are very good and look very clean on a 10 inch tablet even with a spot of zooming. If you like to see into what other people think about why they live their lives then this is a great book as well as if you enjoy the artistic process. If neither of these are your cup of tea I would still encourage you to take a look as it will open your eyes to a new artist at the very least. |
Preview Pages
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