Faculty of Design

Illustration

Sid Sharp

The Vampire

Illustration
2020
Acrylic, watercolour, graphite, thread, tea, dandelion, and beet on archival paper
22 x 30 inches
Based on the traditional belief that wasting disease like tuberculosis is caused by our dead loved ones draining our life force from beyond the grave, calling to mind the physical toll that grief can take.

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The Vampire
The Vampire

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Sid Sharp

Illustration

“My thesis project The Occupant interprets the body through folk tales of magic and transformation to create an imagined world wherein our conceptions of our inner selves replace the external view.”