Monuments to Everyman~
“I embarked on this project to replace the ‘heroes’ we have historically been offered, high up on marble columns, with more personalized, idiosyncratic monuments. Each column begins with containers emptied of my prescriptions, supplements, cremes, beverages, and mints—from the prosaic to the profound, they mark the passage of time and represent life itself. They are then topped with generic Everyman figures used in architectural models. (While Everywoman figures are also made, I gravitate to the men in a reflective act of self-portraiture). Finally, plaster fills the containers to overflowing, transforming the everyday into Art, subsuming the personal with the universal, and creating a new kind of Monument to Everyman.”
Monuments to Everyman, 2021
Installation View
Dimensions variable, as shown 24 x 36 x24”
SO I DECIDED TO POST THEM. these are the v5 reference sheets. i included the rats too since they're done anyways. you will probably notice that some of the details in the designs are different or simplified-- the differences are intentional design choices to make drawing and coloring the characters a little easier without taking away major details in their designs.
i've also included heights and in addition uni's proper gender identity to help prevent any lasting reader confusion about her gender from continuing. (the cast page update will also use her proper pronouns as well once it's out). i have omitted ages from the ref sheets because there have been times the ages have been changed + hatchdays pass in-comic (like doom and mood and uni's hatchdays have already passed by v4). full names, including middle names, are also included.
the way the characters are drawn are also a little different-- i added and tweaked a few things. i hope you guys like these!!!! <3333