Visual Journal Emanuel Santos Author: William S Burroughs
Intangible themes illustrated within Burroughs’ work
Intangible themes within Burroughs’ work illustrated
Initial studies of arms investigating how I can more effectively convey the intangibly grotesque nature of heroin addiction
More intangibility – representations of the chaotic, fragmented nature of Burroughs’ writing style developed into a screen print
Mixed media and collage portraits of characters from Burroughs’ “Naked Lunch” which would go on to inspire my etchings
Mixed media and collage portraits of characters from Burroughs’ “Naked Lunch” which would go on to inspire my etchings
Investigation of the motif of the centipede which would later be developed into the moving pictures resolution
Investigation of the motif of the centipede which would later be developed into my animation
Hand/foot studies that would inform the final etching in my series