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Machineries 27

2025.10 36x45cm Graphite sur papier Graphite on paper
Machineries 26, pencil artwork by Warren Montrose

Studio Notes

This one marks my return to the large format I abandoned back in 2019. Working small taught me to develop immense precision.

The series continues to explore a dark/military/doomed realm. As time passes, our cold world of machines grows increasingly hostile and violent. The disaster of modern warfare is significantly transformed by the massive use of drones and automated devices.

Since creating Machineries 26, I've been drawing more and more dark grey areas, and even ultra-dark greys that are barely black.

Cette production marque un pont entre deux périodes, puisque c'est un retour au grand format que j'avais abandonné en 2019. Travailler plus petit m'a appris à développer une grande précision.

La série continue d'avancer dans une réalité sombre, militaire, tragique. Le désastre de la guerre moderne est considérablement transformé par l'utilisation massive de drones et de dispositifs automatiques.

Depuis Machineries 26, j'utilise beaucoup plus de zones grises, spécialement des gris ultra-sombres, presque noirs.

Details

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Making of

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Composition

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